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Answering the Top 5 Questions Your Talent Has About Background Checks

InfoMart

Answering the Top 5 Questions Your Talent Has About Background Checks. Over the past 30 years, InfoMart has conducted millions of pre-employment background checks for staffing companies. In that time, candidates and employers have had plenty of questions about background checks. Tammy Cohen , PHR, SHRM-CP.

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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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Create A Structure That Makes Everyone Accountable For Creating An Inclusive Environment

HR Tech Girl

And that, if done well, it not just makes it a cool place to work but it enables our teams to be better. In conversations with staff about all things, I often reference the need for us all to check our biases as we make decisions and draw conclusions. Despite the challenges she faced, she was able to build a happy and successful life.

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10 Tips to Improve Communication and Collaboration in Your Team

Hppy

By providing a centralized digital space, intranets streamline information access and dissemination, facilitating seamless communication among team members. These platforms act as repositories for critical documents, project updates, and essential resources, ensuring that everyone within the organization stays informed and aligned.

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EEOC Unveils Strategic Plan for 2018-2022

Sterling Check

It seeks to improve management functions with a focus on information technology, infrastructure enhancement, and accountable financial stewardship. Impact of EEOC Guidelines on Background Screening. Also, enforcement authorities are exercised fairly, efficiently and based on the circumstances of each charge or complaint.

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California’s Ban the Box Law: What Employers Need to Know

Precheck

Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 1008 into law on October 14 , 2017, expanding a section of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) to restrict employers’ ability to make pre-hire and employment decisions based on an individual’s criminal history. California’s Ban the Box Law: What Employers Need to Know Dec.

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Employment Verification: The “Need to Knows” in an Age of Resume Fraud

Sterling Check

In an eye-opening 2017 OfficeTeam survey , 46% of those surveyed said they knew someone who shared false information on a resume. Employment verifications are another aspect of the pre-employment background check. The second blog shared information about what could be required for an education verification check.