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Fair Chance Hiring and Criminal Background Checks

Sterling Check

As companies begin to scrutinize their hiring processes to eliminate bias and increase equity, the question of criminal background checks is often part of the conversation. Understanding these laws can help organizations to continue to conduct criminal background screening and still achieve goals of increased diversity.

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Why dropping college degree requirements isn’t actually working

HRExecutive

Advertisement - According to the research, when employers drop a college degree requirement for a role, they only increase the number of non-degreed hires in such roles by 3.5 For example, experts note that many organizations do not provide manager training on how to evaluate candidates without considering their educational background.

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Perspective: Why #1 Matters in Background Screening

Aurico

Ethically minded consumers, anti-globalists, and informed investors are not just concerned with whether a product or service is good; they also want to know how any company they partner with is publicly perceived. It is for this reason that it is increasingly crucial to do business with a reputable background screening company.

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4 Fair Chance Hiring Laws that Affect Job Descriptions

Ongig

This helps to eliminate bias and helps you choose applicants based on how well they do in interviews, their experience and skills, and whether they will be an asset to the hiring team. And you may need to adjust current screening policies or job description writing to avoid hefty penalties related to breaches.

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How Can the Improper Use of Background Checks Could Get You Sued?

Crimcheck | Pre-Employment & Background Check Information

The company was accused of wrongly using background checks when making hiring decisions. In December 2014, Aerotek Inc. another staffing firm – was slapped with a similar class action lawsuit for improper criminal background checks. When the background check returned a criminal record, the company fired him.

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We Live In A World Where Reality TV Is Fake, But Fake News Is Real

Kevin Sheridan

In today’s digital and multi-media age, the ability of identifying “fake news” and false information could never be more important. Underscoring the importance of this skill is social media’s effect on accelerating the spread of false information. or online: Validate the source of the information.

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5 Legal HR Mistakes Which Can Prove Very Costly

Crimcheck | Pre-Employment & Background Check Information

FCRA Disclosures and Notifications Many HRs now use background checks to inform decisions like recruitment, promotion and termination. Whenever background checks are used, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) comes into play. The two most recent ones were in November 2014 and March 2015.