Excerpted from Lexology By Akerman LLP – Megan M. Kokontis A second federal appellate circuit has ruled that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (the ADEA) does not apply to job applicants’ claims that a policy or practice has a...
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Excerpted from Lexology Blog By Fisher Phillips Cell phones. Video games. YouTube. TV. iPads. Kindles. Online Gaming. Netflix. Hulu. Amazon Prime. Stream, click, stream, repeat. As the years go on, so too does the list of things to which people...
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GroupOne Background Screening’s David Graves slipped on the hairnet and plastic gloves this morning to participate in the Fearless Food Fight, a campaign to fight hunger sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arkansas. In all, 30-plus volunteers...
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Excerpted by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette By Courtney Linder Michael Sorg, a part-time ride-hailing driver, recalls both of his background checks with Lyft and Uber just over two years ago. They couldn’t have been more different. Not far from his home...
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Excerpted by SHRM Blog by Eva Del Rio, SPHR Q: I’ve always dreamed of being my own boss and working from home. But I’ve been on my own for over a year and –even though I like it- I also find it very challenging to stay focused. I know you write...
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GroupOne Background Screening will be traveling to Hot Springs, Arkansas for the SHRM HR Conference and Expo, April 3-5 at the Hot Springs Convention Center. The three-day summit will be highlighted by over 100 booths and more than 3,000...
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Excerpted from an SHRM Blog by Jenni Stone, PHR, SHRM-CP In most working environments, there are no hand-written rules surrounding proper email etiquette. Many of us know to avoid the obvious: politically incorrect cartoons, offensive video...
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Excerpted from NOLA blog by Beau Evans, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune New Orleans officials are poised to give an update on implementation of a new “ban the box” measure approved last year that bars the city from running criminal background...
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Excerpted from SHRM Blog written by Jennie Stone A Jobvite’s recruiting survey found that 83 percent of respondents used or planned to use social networking this year as a recruitment tool. Over 600 human resources professionals completed...
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GroupOne Background Screening is hanging in Frisco, Texas today during the Frisco HR Summit at the Frisco Chamber of Commerce. The four-hour summit will feature presentations and a panel discussion by local HR experts. Speakers will include Traci...
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Blog by Danilio Davila, Executive Director, GroupOne Background Screening I was recently asked to put together some “hot topics” to consider when evaluating the risks of sharing consumer/background reports among employers in their respective...
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Excerpted from a Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP blog by Robin Shea Know where your rights as an employer begin and end. A federal judge refused this week to dismiss a “cyber privacy” lawsuit, providing some good lessons...
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