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What to Expect for HR Compliance in 2018

ClearCompany HRM

As the new year rapidly approaches, it’s time to start thinking about compliance. To help you navigate, we’ve compiled a quick list of HR compliance subjects your department should be aware of as we head into 2018: Overview of 2017 Rulings Taking Effect in 2018. You can check your current state minimum wage rates here.

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Warning to Employers: [Get Your Background Checks In Order]

Crimcheck | Pre-Employment & Background Check Information

Employers have always lived under the threat of litigation when using background checks for screening applicants. What is new is that, over the last few years, a particular aspect of using background checks has become a leading source of class action lawsuits. This is nothing new. Liability Waivers.

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Responses to “HR Compliance in 2018” Questions

Sterling Check

There have been many changes in employment laws that impact the hiring process throughout 2017. There could be more alterations to employment laws and regulations that govern the background screening industry to come in the New Year. Ban-the-Box Laws. 2018 looks to be just as busy.

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Should I Ask This on the Employment Application?

ExactHire

Useful Employment Application Guidelines Whether the positions an organization is seeking to fill are temporary or permanent, it is important for Human Resources representatives to reflect on the content included in their organization’s employment application(s) to determine if the content is within the scope of fair hiring practices.

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An HR professional’s guide to data privacy compliance and security

Insperity

But how knowledgeable are you about HR data privacy compliance and security? Think about every data point you regularly touch regarding employees (Social Security numbers, salaries, health care and retirement plans , background checks, etc.) Or when a sales representative sent a different company’s information to another client?

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Criminal Record Checks 101: What Job Candidates Need to Know

Sterling Check

Then HR asks for your social security number and a signature of release for a background check. In today’s workplace, background checks are nearly ubiquitous, with criminal screening especially on the rise. Preparing for a Background Check. Building the Criminal History Report.

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How Resume & Employment Verification Protects Employers

Cisive

Resume fraud is a global problem that affects employers, the gig economy, and volunteer agencies whether they are screening in the U.S., screening people with history outside of the home country, or screening outside of the U.S. A recent incident of resume fraud in the U.K.