EEOC mandates new rules on background checks
April 27, 2012 by Tim Gould
The EEOC’s recent guidance concerning employers’ use of criminal background checks on job applicants comes down to two words: Individual assessment. More…
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An applicant claims a prospective employer rescinded a job offer after the company learned he’d filed an OT suit against a former employer.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…
