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3 Common Employer Misconceptions About Online Screening and Social Media Background Checks

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If you’re an HR or talent professional, you might be struggling to find time to review the mountains of candidate data you’re finding — or you might be wondering if your screening policy is fully compliant with the FCRA and equal opportunity hiring guidelines. The Importance of Social Media Screening and How to Stay Compliant.”

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Supporting Fair Hiring: Why GoodHire Excludes Non-Convictions From Background Check Results

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Omitting arrest records that did not result in convictions from criminal background check results benefits both employers and job candidates. Background screening practices that violate Title VII discrimination laws can lead to class-action lawsuits. . Learn more about state background check laws.)

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Navigating Payroll with MP: Deep Dive into Employer-Specific Solutions 

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Let’s explore how MP tailors its offerings to diverse employer types: Remote Employer: Onboarding: Automate document collection, background checks, and role-specific training modules to ensure new hires integrate quickly and securely, even across different locations.

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New York City Enacts Salary History Ban Law

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The law generally will not apply to former employers who disclose information about salary history to the hiring employer. . How Will the Salary History Ban Laws Affect the Background Screening Industry? Each state or municipality has unique provisions to their salary history banning laws.

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Looking to the Future of Legislative Updates

MP Wired For HR

Relaxing these rules now allows individuals from diverse cultural and religious backgrounds to enlist in the armed forces. Ensuring compliance with employee protections is essential in these situations. Together, they assist clients with compliance, training, and HR guidance, and support for the full employee life cycle.

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New Jersey Amends Ban the Box Law to Include Expunged Criminal History

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The New Year brought many changes to laws that have an impact on the background screening industry from the legalization of recreational marijuana use in California to the enactment of ban the box laws in cities and states across the country. What are Ban the Box Laws? Current New Jersey Ban the Box Law.

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California Updates Ban the Box Law for Private Sector Jobs

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To consider, distribute or disseminate information about arrests that did not result in a conviction, referral to or participation in a pre-or post-trial diversion program, or convictions that have been sealed, dismissed, expunged or statutorily eradicated by the law. Individualized Assessment for Applicants.