Aging employee fired, awarded $78,000 in EEOC settlement

They say age is a state of mind, and for one employee, it was a bit more than that. We ran across an interesting case where an employee was terminated […]
Deepfake of Baltimore principal raises serious HR issues

Excerpted from a Jackson Lewis PC Blog by Joseph J. Lazzarotti As reported by CNN, a high school principal in Pikesville, Maryland, found his life and career turned upside down when […]
What if a candidate disputes a background check?

As we tell our clients at GroupOne Background Screening, a background check is a basic part of the hiring process. Simply put, we acquire the candidate’s info and provide the […]
When are Criminal Background Checks permitted?

Excerpted from a SHRM Blog by Allen Smith J.D. Criminal background checks should be conducted after a job offer and feature an individualized assessment of any criminal justice record, a […]