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Will 9th Circuit Court Decision Influence Background Check Seven-Year Reporting Rule?

Cisive

The seven-year rule is standard in human resources as part of most background check screening processes. It’s also been a rule that most HR leaders are familiar with in that it has been part of the hiring and screening process for most HR leaders and employers for nearly 20 years. A little background: The 9th U.S.

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CalChamber to Host HR Boot Camps

HRWatchdog

Space is filling up fast for the one-day, topic-packed seminars focused on the employment life cycle, from hiring through termination, presented by the California Chamber of Commerce. CalChamber’s employment law experts (your personal HR trainers) explain and provide compliance information for these core fundamentals: Register Now!

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Is Failure to Reveal Sealed Conviction Grounds for Termination?

HR Daily Advisor

” Phillip acknowledged receipt of the board’s policies in 1995 and 2004. .” ” Phillip acknowledged receipt of the board’s policies in 1995 and 2004. He applied to renew his license four times: in 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008. He answered “no.”

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Was There Fallout from Nuclear Plant Employee’s ADA Claim?

HR Daily Advisor

Determining what is a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is meant to be an interactive process between the employer and the employee. However, after exerting significant amounts of energy in the process, one Illinois employer got a reaction it had hoped to avoid—a lawsuit. Norway, We Aren’t.

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The NLRB’s New Guidance Loosens Reigns on Handbooks

HR Daily Advisor

In our February 2018 issue, we informed you that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) was “loosening the reins on employer handbook rules” (see the lead article in that issue). Background. Under the previous standard, almost any workplace policy could be interpreted as applicable to Section 7 activity.

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‘Breathtakingly Radical’: DOL Nominee Questions Legality of Any Overtime Salary Threshold

HR Daily Advisor

Background. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that employers pay overtime to employees earning less than $455 per week (which amounts to $23,660 per year), regardless of whether they meet one of the law’s duties tests for exemption. The current, lower threshold was adopted in 2004 under President George W.