Austin law requires job seekers with criminal pasts to have a fair shot

Excerpted from austinmonitor.com, by Audrey McGlinchy When Lauren Johnson started job hunting in the early 1990s, she walked from business to business, filling out applications by hand. “It’ll be so […]
White House hiring underscores need to check resumes for fraud

Excerpted from an SHRM blog by Dana Wilkie When an employer as seemingly sophisticated as the White House can miss clues that someone has falsified his or her resume, it’s […]
Does your state Ban the Box? What you need to know

Excerpted from the HRDirect blog by Shanna Wall Across the nation, laws restricting employers from asking job candidates about criminal histories are on the rise. As of September 2017, more […]
Do’s and don’ts for non-discriminatory tenant screening

Excerpted from the AZBigMedia blog by Robbie Cronrod In October, a Massachusetts landlord who refused to rent apartments to pregnant women or families with minor children was found guilty of […]