Want the scoop on marijuana laws and potential employees? Well, the rules are as hazy as a smoke-filled room (pun intended). For the time being, eight states including Alaska, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, Oregon and...
Read MoreWhat should employers do now that DACA is ending?
Excerpted from an SHRM blog by Lisa Nagele-Piazza As the federal government winds down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, HR professionals may have questions about how the decision affects their workforce. Immigration...
Read MoreEmployer policies for prescription drugs
Excerpted from alere.com post by Nina French Americans are in pain and a growing number are not hesitant about taking medications to cope with that pain. During the past 50 years, the use of prescription drugs to treat medical and mental...
Read MoreOhio House proposes considerable hurdles to hiring process
Excerpted from natlawreview.com, by Douglas M. Oldham The Ohio House has proposed a bill designed to protect the privacy of employment applicants, but the bill also could make hiring more cumbersome for employers. House Bill 187 provides that no...
Read MoreGroupOne, DFWHC and the DFWHC Foundation team together for Hurricane Harvey donation
GroupOne Background Screening, the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) and the DFWHC Foundation teamed together this week for a donation drive to assist the victims of Hurricane Harvey in southeast and central Texas. In all, more than 1,820 items were...
Read MoreLawsuit highlights the challenge of privacy in digital age
Excerpted from latimes.com, by David Lazarus For anyone who feels powerless about controlling their personal information in a world of search engines and public databases, take heart. A recent court ruling suggests you might have more muscle than...
Read MoreCommunicating with employees during a crisis
Excerpted from an SHRM blog by Novid Parsi Don’t wait for disaster to strike before figuring out how to communicate with employees during a crisis. After terrorist bombs ripped through a metro station and airport in Brussels in March, leaders at...
Read MoreDelays in federal background checks leave 700,000 in limbo
Excerpted from thewashingtonpost.com, by Aaron Gregg The federal government is struggling to conduct background checks on people seeking security clearances, creating a backlog that one industry group says encompasses more than 700,000...
Read MoreInformation collection issues in Southeast Texas and Louisiana
To our GroupOne clients, we understand the need to obtain a complete background check report for your candidates for employment. The aftermath following Hurricane Harvey in Southeast Texas and Louisiana has directly impacted the collection of...
Read MoreThe nuts and bolts of hiring people with criminal histories
Excerpted from SHRM.org, by Mark Feffer The relatively low unemployment rate is spurring once-reluctant employers to rethink their position on hiring candidates with criminal histories. A wide range of companies are opening their application...
Read MoreBackground Checks: Keep required disclosures simple!
By David Lincicum of the Federal Trade Commission If your company gets background information on prospective employees, it’s likely you’re covered by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Before you get a background screening report, the law requires...
Read MoreGet Your Facts Straight: The Truth About Background Checks
Excerpted from Business News Daily article by Chad Brooks For job seekers and employers alike, one of the most confusing (and tricky) areas of the hiring process is pre-employment screening. From not knowing if background checks are really...
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