Oct 31, 2017 9:30:00 AM
Over the years, we have seen our background check tools unearth many scary surprises that were hiding deeply in applicants’ histories. Job candidates who look perfect and sound great can still harbor dangerous skeletons in their closets, and those can be detrimental to the safety of your workplace.
Topics: 2017 Hiring, Litigation avoidance, Background screening, background check, hiring process
Apr 28, 2017 9:09:21 AM
This was originally written by Akin Gump and posted on AkinGump.com.
The New York City Council passed a bill prohibiting firms from inquiring about, or relying on, an applicant salary history in connection with the recruiting or hiring process. Employers must be aware of this during their background check process. This bill will make doing so an unlawful discriminatory hiring practice.
Topics: Applicant salary history, 2017 Hiring, Employer hot topics, unlawful discriminatory hiring practice, Background screening
Apr 4, 2017 2:46:25 PM
*Portions of this blog were originally posted on Hunton Employment and Labor Law Persectives website, written by Sara Hamilton and Thomas P. Murphy.
The District of Columbia joins a dozen other jurisdictions across the country that prohibit an employer’s use of credit information as part of an applicant's background check used for employment decisions. The new law, D.C. Act 21-673, amends the District of Columbia’s existing human rights law by adding credit information as a prohibited basis for discrimination for any employment decision (not just hiring) and applies to employers of any size.
Topics: 2017 Hiring, Credit Score, FCRA, washington, dc, Pre-employment screening
Mar 20, 2017 1:00:00 PM
Remember when you just placed a want ad in the newspaper when you needed to hire someone?
Seasoned HR professionals have experienced a myriad of changes in hiring over the last decade, and new HR pros probably wouldn’t even recognize how we did it “back in the day.”
The changes keep coming!
Topics: Hiring, 2017 Hiring, Background screening, hiring process, background checks
Dec 9, 2016 12:47:01 PM
As a Millennial, I see how my generation is increasingly pinpointed as the social media obsessed, entitled, spoiled, lazy brat kinds of people. But, in all fairness, all generations have their negative characteristics. There are several unique advantages to hiring Millennials as we are slowly filling in the Baby Boomers shoes.
Topics: Generation Y, Millennials, 2017 Hiring, background check
