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Guide to Employment Background Check Compliance

InfoMart

Guide to Employment Background Check Compliance BLOG December 24, 2024 If you are part of a hiring team, you know compliance with background check laws is critical. Employers must balance the need to evaluate job applicants with the legal requirements that protect candidates rights.

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Report highlights employers’ biggest concerns: ACA, new bias claims and OT regs

HR Morning

Given that the reclassification process can take up to six months and the rule is unlikely to be blocked from going into effect on December 1, 2016, employers should move quickly to ensure compliance.”. Only 11% of respondents said they had not taken any action because violence is not a concern for their company.

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Criminal History and Discrimination: Assessing Applicants Properly

Accurate Background

While there may be additional considerations, such as legal compliance, every justification for pre-employment screenings eventually comes back to safety and security. The key to achieving those goals fairly comes down to having a solid screening policy. FCRA Compliance. Fair Chance.

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Key Services Offered By PEOs: A Comprehensive Guide

HR Stacks Blog

Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) help businesses manage essential HR tasks like payroll, employee benefits, and compliance. PEOs act as co-employers, sharing employment responsibilities and ensuring businesses stay compliant with labor laws and tax regulations.

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How to Use Psychometric Testing In Recruitment

HR Digest

The HR, organizations, and hiring managers must consider legal compliance in their pursuit to include psychometric tests to their pre-employment screening system. All candidate assessment tools, mostly tests need to be properly validated due to anti-discrimination laws. Understand the law.

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[VIDEO] New Employee Protections May Impact Your Marijuana Screening Policies

Goodhire

New Jersey just expanded its medical marijuana law after an employee who was fired for a positive marijuana screen sued his employer for disability discrimination for failing to accommodate his medical marijuana use outside of the office. Guess what? New York City has an identical law.

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3 compliance trends affecting employers today

Ceridian

As the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission continues to crack down on businesses to protect the rights of LGBT workers, an increasing number of employers (74 percent, compared to 31 percent in 2015) anticipate that it will lead to more discrimination claims over the next 12 months.