Still working from home due to COVID-19, GroupOne Background Screening sales associate and HR guru David Graves posted a continuation of his video series today to offer thanks to both clients and co-workers alike prior to the upcoming holidays...
Read MoreHow do you minimize employee fatigue during COVID-19?
In countless ways, the COVID-19 pandemic has touched all of us. We have tragically lost friends and relatives. We have endured never-ending lockdowns, quarantines and safety measures. What is now called the “new normal” could just as easily be...
Read MoreCOVID-19 workplace exposure claims dismissed
Excerpted from a Vinson & Elkins LLP blog by Christopher V. Bacon One question that employers have been asking since the onset of the pandemic is whether they could be sued by employees who get sick as a result of being exposed to an infected...
Read MorePotential Ban of Criminal Records in Tenant Screening Should Alert Landlords Everywhere
Excerpted from PR Web by Dan Adams Recently, the New York City Council introduced a bill banning landlords utilizing criminal history reports as part of tenant applicant vetting. Adam Almeida, President and CEO of TenantScreeningUSA.com, states...
Read MoreFive things your lawyer likes to see in an HR person
Excerpted from a Constangy Brooks Smith & Prophete LLP blog by Robin Shea HR Virtue No. 1: They have “spider sense.” By the time the lawyers get called in, the harm is often done already and all we can do is grab a mop. An HR...
Read MoreHire Right. Fire Right — 5 Reasons to Fire and the 5 “BE” Principles for Involuntary Terminations
Excerpted from The SHRM Blog By Roxi Bahar Hewertson When you are a human resource professional or hiring leader, firing right is just as important a part of your job as is hiring right. No one wakes up in the morning looking forward to...
Read More4 Things You Can Do to Get Candidates to Open Your Emails!
Excerpted from The SHRM Blog by Tim Sackett I found some cool data that probably got overlooked a while back from CB Insights [1]. Now, this data is from 2016, but it’s super relevant! CB Insights did some testing with their own email newsletter...
Read MoreEEOC Sues Trimark Foodcraft for Disability Discrimination
Excerpted from JD Supra by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Strategic Equipment, LLC, doing business as TriMark Foodcraft, LLC, a Massachusetts-based company that specializes in the distribution of commercial kitchen equipment...
Read MoreUS election 2020: Tips on how to vote safely
Excerpted from Medical News Today by Maria Cohut, Ph.D. With the United States presidential election fast approaching and the world still in the midst of a pandemic, it is important to consider how to exercise the democratic right of voting while...
Read MoreClear your Volunteer- GroupOne’s screening provides FCRA coverage!
Here at GroupOne Background Screening, we’ve been checking on volunteers of our clients for over 20 years. Volunteers are screened for the same reason employers conduct background checks – to verify identity and eliminate problems that could...
Read MoreTrick Or Treat: COVID-19 Changes Halloween Hours, Adds Restrictions
Excerpted The Post-Journal Jamestown officials are encouraging parents not to trick-or-treat this year and chose not to set hours or hold any city-sanctioned events on Saturday. Those who want to trick-or-treat in Jamestown can still do so...
Read MoreHow hiring managers can attract and retain healthcare staff
Excerpted from The SHRM Blog By Amy Solovay Globally, talent shortages top the list of the most compelling risks that all business organizations are facing. This is particularly true in the healthcare industry, where shortages of doctors, nurses...
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