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Under the Influence — Drugs and Alcohol at Work Live Webinar

HRWatchdog

While California law recognizes the legitimate need to implement and enforce a drug- and alcohol-free workplace and authorizes employers to do so, it also imposes limitations on how these policies may be enforced, aiming to strike a balance between workplace safety and productivity and the protection of employees’ rights and privacy.

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The Risks of In-house Social Media Screening in Hong Kong

Cisive

Conducting social media screening on a candidate is becoming an increasingly common practice in the hiring process. Despite the common perception that data in the public domain can be used freely, using data from a job applicant’s social media account may not always be consistent with the current data protection laws in Hong Kong.

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Cisive Product Highlight: Social Media Screening

Cisive

In this Cisive Product Highlight series, we review key tools to consider when screening your workforce, as well as top benefits and features when ordering them through Cisive and our family of brands. This month’s highlight is Social Media Screening , helping employers better understand the character and trustworthiness of a potential hire.

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Cisive Product Highlight: Social Media Screening

Cisive

In this Cisive Product Highlight series, we review key tools to consider when screening your workforce, as well as top benefits and features when ordering them through Cisive and our family of brands. This month’s highlight is Social Media Screening , helping employers better understand the character and trustworthiness of a potential hire.

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3 Ways To Avoid Legal Traps In Candidate Screening

Peopletrail

How Can We Avoid Legal Traps in Candidate Screening ? At the same time, you need to be aware of the legality of screening potential employees and make sure that you do not violate any employment law or anti-discrimination law in the process. Screening Law Violations.

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How is the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacting Employment Background Checks?

Goodhire

Editor’s note: This blog was updated on April 30, 2020, to reflect new information regarding drug screening labs, and additional FAQs related to COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way we approach employment background checks. We are currently fulfilling background screenings in nearly 90% of U.S.

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CDC workplace safety guidelines: adoption and enforcement

Business Management Daily

As businesses struggle to safely stay open, it’s hard to know which COVID-19 workplace safety guidelines to follow. Employers should first take a close look at CDC guidance. The CDC does not currently mandate that businesses, schools or non-profits follow their guidelines. CDC workplace safety rules. You can download it here.