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5 Examples of Racial Bias in Hiring

Ongig

We found 5 examples of racial bias in hiring. They include racial bias in job descriptions, candidate screening, interviewing, job offers, and background checks. Racial bias in hiring starts with the job description. The Global Language Monitor named this “the most politically incorrect term” of all of 2004.

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The Rise of Social Media Screening in a Changing Hiring Process

Sterling Check

The rise in activity on social media paired with the new normal of interviewing and hiring from a distance, there are implications on the hiring process that have been brought to the forefront. We sat down with Ken Schnee and Ben Mones to discuss the impact of social media on the hiring process and trends effecting the screening world.

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5 Legal Lessons to Consider When Handling Millennial Background Checks

TLNT: The Business of HR

As the largest generational group in the job pool (depending on your source, people born 1980-2004 ), they’re a hot commodity. Hiring this growing generation of workers introduces a whole new set of legal challenges to the HR department, and the background screening process is one of those challenges.

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Public Employees Who Volunteer: Do You Know the Rules Under the FLSA?

HR Daily Advisor

Not everyone who performs services for an employer is an employee. Therefore, an important question to consider is whether those types of workers are actually considered “employees.” The FLSA provides simply that an employee is “any individual employed by an employer.” That is allowed, but only in very limited situations.

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That time when Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett upheld a plaintiff’s $300K discrimination win

The Employer Handbook

In that case, the employer prevailed because the employee never told his employer that its proposed accommodation would violate his work restrictions. You can check out a copy of Judge Barrett’s opinion here. The plaintiff sued for national origin discrimination, among other things. Proctor Hosp.

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How HSAs can transform retirement planning and your common questions

WEX Inc.

Fortunately, there’s an often overlooked way to help employees build wealth and prepare for retirement. These accounts provide another way for your employees to diversify their efforts to prepare for retirement. What employees are saying about finances and retirement? The percentage is much higher for younger employees.

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Arbitrary maximum leave policy, disability discrimination costs retailer $8.6 million

HR Morning

Think the feds aren’t serious about enforcing laws against disability discrimination? Check this: A recent case is going to cost home improvement retailer Lowe’s a cool $8.6 develop a centralized tracking system for employee requests for accommoda­tion. District Court Judge André Birotte Jr. maintain an accommodation log, and.