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Understanding Clean Slate Laws: Impact on Employers and Background Screening

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While the intent of these laws is to promote fairness and reduce the barriers that individuals with criminal histories face, they also introduce a range of implications for employers, particularly in the realm of background screening. What Are Clean Slate Laws? healthcare, financial services).

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2025 Compliance Checklist: Key HR Practices for Employers

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Readers are encouraged to listen to the podcast for detailed information. These updates touch on various aspects of the hiring process, from job advertisements to criminal background checks and pre-employment drug screenings. Employers are prohibited from discriminating against applicants who use cannabis off the job.

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Best Practices to Ensure Effective Hiring Process in 2023

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Many companies are using AI and automation to pre-screen candidate applications and minimize the workload for overtaxed HR professionals. It’s estimated that over 99% of Fortune 500 companies use an Automated Tracking System (ATS) to screen candidates, and smaller organizations are starting to follow suit.

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[Free Template] Your 2025 Guide to Writing a Recruitment Policy

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A recruitment or hiring policy defines how an organization gains new hires by mapping out a straightforward, consistent process that guides every step, from identifying vacancies to making informed hiring decisions. Pre-employment checks and assessments: State which checks are required (e.g.,

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Department of Education Releases FAQ on February 14 “Dear Colleague” Letter

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On March 1, the Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a Frequently Asked Questions document providing further guidance on OCRs February 14, 2025, Dear Colleague letter. OCR also notes in the letter that institutions that fail to comply face potential loss of federal funding.

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Opportunity Equity: Prepare for 2024’s Emerging HR Trend

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Discrimination disregards performance. Plaintiffs in Nike’s pending equal pay lawsuit allege women were paid less despite “the same or better performance ratings, educational background, and work experience”. A Pew Research study into DEI at work supports those findings. Wage disparities grow even greater as women are promoted.

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Equal Pay Transparency Hearing Scheduled in Colorado

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Employees must be informed how they may demonstrate interest in similar job opportunities in the future. Colorado Department of Labor & Employment (CDLE) must also create and administer a process to investigate and mediate pay discrimination complaints. That applies to internal promotions and new hires. That’s through July 1, 2029.