Excerpted from Benefits Pro By Katie Kuehner-Herbert Employers listen up: If you want to review a job candidate’s credit history, criminal records and other personal information on a background-check report, you must first obtain written consent...
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Excerpted from Law.com By Greg Land Two pending class action lawsuits accusing Seattle-based coffee chain Starbucks of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act by using flawed background reports to reject job applicants are being combined in the...
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Excerpted by NYTimes by Michael Gold The bill passed by the New York City Council was the latest in a series of steps to ease cannabis restrictions as efforts to legalize marijuana have stalled. Most employers in New York City would no longer be...
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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 an SHRM blog by Jenni Stone Need some tips for writing a great online job board advertisement? Before you begin writing your company’s recruitment advertisement, first consider how much money is available for recruitment and the...
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Excerpted from an Epstein Becker Green blog and video by Adam Forman and Nathaniel Glasser Click here to watch the video. This Employment Law This Week Deep Dive episode looks at the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in human resources (HR)...
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Blog by Danilio Davila, LPI, RACR, FCRA Basic Certification, Executive Director, GroupOne Background Screening The talent acquisition and onboarding process may vary from industry to industry. However, once a job is available and the recruiting...
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Excerpted from a blog by Kathleen Porter of Robinson+Cole LLP. With more companies hiring over the past year, online recruiting scams have re-emerged to prey on job seekers and employers. The Better Business Bureau tracked more than 3,000...
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Excerpted from a Lexology blog by Richard Meneghello of Fisher Phillips As if things aren’t spooky enough this time of year, employers have a new concern: getting “ghosted” by an applicant, a new hire, or even an existing employee. But this...
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One of the questions we are asked most frequently at GroupOne Background Screening is what types of background checks should always be performed? Whether you are a small or large business, investment in a good candidate screening process can...
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One of the top questions we receive at GroupOne Background Screening is why a potential employee failed their background check. While we cannot speak for the companies utilizing our services, we can offer some advice for those hoping to have that...
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Excerpted from an SHRM Blog by Eva Del Rio Q: What do you think about offbeat interview questions such as “Tell me a joke” or “If you could only choose one song to play every time you walked into a room for the rest of your life, what would it...
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