You don’t want to miss out on the 2019 GroupOne HR Surveys! Published May 1, they are now available for purchase. The surveys provide valuable benchmark data for Texas and especially the North Texas region. The three surveys available include...
Read MoreThe city of Kansas City, Missouri bans salary history inquiries
Excerpted from Lexology By Stinson LLP Kansas City employers soon will be prohibited from asking job applicants about their salary history information, including prior compensation and benefits. Under a new ordinance passed by the KCMO City...
Read MoreJob candidates have evolved in today’s marketplace
Blog by Danny Davila, Executive Director, GroupOne Background Screening The struggle continues as we try to build the ideal pipeline of qualified candidates for healthcare systems. A significant amount of resources is invested annually in...
Read MoreIgnorance of the risks of social media background checks is ‘Widespread’.
Excerpted from The Global Recruiter By Newsdesk Background and identity services provider Sterling has called for greater awareness around the intricacies and potential risks behind social media background checks. This comes following a survey...
Read MoreSeattle fair housing law most progressive in U.S., landlords fighting back
Excerpted from NBC News By Charlotte West Christopher Poulos was offered the chance to work for the Obama administration during his third year of law school in 2015. Although he had previously been convicted of a federal felony, he was eventually...
Read MoreHow looser medical marijuana laws could bite NY in the bud
Excerpted from Gothamist By Amina Srna As New York’s legislature struggles to reach a consensus on how to legalize recreational marijuana, some lawmakers are also seeking to expand the state’s existing medical marijuana program, which is one of...
Read MoreFresno company allowed harassment of Hispanics, now they’ve settled
Excerpted from The Fresno Bee By Tim Sheehan Papé Material Handling has settled a federal lawsuit filed on behalf of Hispanic employees at the company’s Fresno location who alleged that they were victims of harassment based on their ethnicity...
Read MoreMan charged with wrong-way driving has history of similar gaffes
Excerpted from KCRG By Josh Scheinblum The man police say drove the wrong way on Interstate 80 near West Branch has been charged in the accident. 60-year-old Leif McGowan was charged with driving on the wrong side of a two-way highway stemming...
Read MorePilot accused of three murders had prior criminal record
Excerpted from CBS News By Kris Van Cleave The airline pilot accused in three Kentucky murders served in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve for 20 years and had been found guilty of assault on a child under the age of 16 in 2016, CBS News has...
Read MoreUber and Lyft’s driver background checks didn’t catch alleged war criminal
Excerpted from The Daily Caller post by Evie Fordham An alleged Somali war criminal made it through Uber and Lyft’s background check systems, becoming a ride-share driver in the U.S. Yusuf Abdi Ali, a veteran of the Somali military, told...
Read MoreNew York City bans pre-employment marijuana tests
Excerpted from a Seyfarth Shaw LLP blog by Jennifer L. Mora While it has been a challenge for employers to keep up with the explosion of medical and recreational marijuana laws spreading across the nation, employers have taken some comfort in...
Read MoreOn the road – GroupOne hosting booths in Houston and Austin
GroupOne Background Screening is headed to two separate locations today in the Lone Star State. First stop is Houston for the Gulf Coast Symposium on HR Issues, May 15-17 at the NRG Center. They will also hit the road for Austin for Modern...
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