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Top 5 Background Screening Trends in 2016

Hppy

Background checks have been around for years. In the past, it was a bit harder, and the background checks reports were shallower, as most of the background checks were done manually. Besides these obvious changes, background checks have had several changes in the last few years.

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Young Latino Business Owners Getting Helping Hand Amid Hispanic Heritage Month

Thrive Global

population although the majority of Hispanics in the nation—a full 61%—are Millennials according to the Pew Research Center. Further to that point, this survey also exposed that a majority of Millennials and Gen Zs believe we are at a tipping point on key societal issues to include inequality and discrimination.

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Book Review: Applied Psychology in Talent Management (8th ed.) by Wayne Cascio and Herman Aguinis

Workplace Psychology

At the beginning of the book, the authors provided this confusing definition of adverse impact: “Adverse impact (unintentional) discrimination occurs when identical standards or procedures are applied to everyone, even though they lead to a substantial difference in employment outcomes (e.g., 8]; (2) recruitment [Ch. 8]; (2) recruitment [Ch.

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5 Examples of Racial Bias in Hiring

Ongig

They include racial bias in job descriptions, candidate screening, interviewing, job offers, and background checks. Racial Bias in Candidate Screening. The 2004 field experiment on labor market discrimination answers the question, “Are Emily and Greg More Employable Than Lakisha and Jamal?” Accent Bias.

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5 Key Direct Sourcing Risks

LiveHire

Discrimination. Research by Virgin Media in the UK found that rejected candidates switched their subscriptions to competitors, costing them $5 million in revenue per year. In 2016, the EU adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – largely considered the gold standard of data protection policies. Data privacy.

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Pay Transparency: Court Order Directs OFCCP to Release EEO-1 Reports

Trusaic

The contractors had filed an objection to the release of their data in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. Background to OFCCP Court Order Between 2019 and 2022, the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) submitted FOIA requests to the OFCCP. The OFCCP has until Feb. 20, 2024, to appeal the court’s decision.

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Five Critical Steps of Criminal Record Check Compliance

Sterling Check

There are many types of background screening checks from criminal record checks to education and employment verifications to social media screening. Each type of check has specific practical considerations and compliance matters that must be followed. Best Practices Criminal Record Check Compliance.