The EEOC’s recent guidance concerning employers’ use of criminal background checks on job applicants comes down to two words: Individual assessment. More…

Even the best companies make a personnel mistake once in a while. But here’s a shocker: More than two thirds of firms in a recent survey said they’d suffered through a bad hire this year. More…

In what’s becoming a mini-trend, another state has passed a law prohibiting the use of credit checks in employment. More…

Looks like Congress is moving toward passing a nationwide mandate that all employers use the E-Verify system to make sure new hires are legally eligible to work. More…

This E-Verify thing seems to be catching on. More…

An applicant claims a prospective employer rescinded a job offer after the company learned he’d filed an OT suit against a former employer. He sued for retaliation under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Did he win?

Read the dramatized version of this real-life case and see if you can determine the outcome. More…

The feds just expanded the universe of who can use the E-Verify Self Check Tool. More…

The Supreme Court has opened the door for state lawmakers to stick their nose in your hiring procedures. More…

Good news for employers: A federal judge has slapped down the EEOC for pursuing a bias case the agency knew it couldn’t win. More…

It might be time for employers to scuttle the practice of running credit checks on prospective employees. More…