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What Happens When a Candidate Background Check Reveals a Criminal Record?

Cisive

For Cisive’s most recent benchmark report, Cisive Insights: Talent Screening Trends 2021 , Cisive surveyed more than 1,500 human resources, talent acquisition, compliance, and recruitment professionals worldwide to get a big picture view of the talent screening landscape during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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New Fair Chance Act Amendments Mean Two-Stage Background Checks for New York City Employers

Goodhire

If your business is based in New York City or you have employees who work there, amendments to the New York City Fair Chance Act (FCA) that took effect July 29, 2021, may affect how you conduct background screenings for job candidates. How the New Law Affects the Background Screening Process.

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Governor Signs New Employment Laws for 2019

HRWatchdog

Governor Jerry Brown signed several key employment law bills that businesses need to be aware of for the coming year. With a few strokes of his pen on September 30th, 2018, the last day to sign or veto bills, Governor Jerry Brown altered the landscape for California employers in a number of significant ways.

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A Guide to Diversity in Citizenship, Immigration, and National Origin in the Workplace?

HR Digest

The United States has long been a melting pot of cultures and backgrounds , with millions of foreign-born individuals calling it home. As of 2021, approximately 45 million people living in the U.S. The IER enforces anti-discrimination provisions and unfair documentary practices during recruitment, hiring, and termination of workers.

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The EEOC makes pro-business updates to its COVID vaccine guidance

Business Management Daily

The EEOC recently updated its guidance on vaccinations and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). Background. But, in accordance with the ADA, you must keep confidential the information employees provide in response to your inquiries. Vaccine incentives.

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Where the U.S. Currently Stands on Ban the Box Laws

Cisive

The EEOC recommendations relate to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), or national origin. Ban the Box 2021 Updates. It goes into effect in December of 2021. Do Ban the Box Laws Work?

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Where the U.S. Currently Stands on Ban the Box Laws

Precheck

Currently Stands on Ban the Box Laws Feb. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) designated exclusion of a criminal record box as a best practice for equitable hiring. Title VII applies to all employers that have 15 or more employees, including private sector employers, the federal government and federal contractors.