Heard of Workscore.com yet? You probably will soon, when applicants send you their “social resumes.” More…

It’s a constant challenge for employers: Offering the benefits and incentives that employees desire without running into compliance problems with the feds. More…

The site is called alibihq.com. And, for a price, it can turn a stinker into a star. More…

In this real-life legal case, an employee gets injured as the result of an attack by a co-worker with a history of violence. The injured employee sues the company and HR for failing to uncover the violent past. Who wins? More…

With all the difficulty in getting truthful references, more and more HR managers are turning to Web research and social-networking sites to get inside info on applicants.  And some of the info they uncover isn’t available anywhere else — and isn’t pretty. More…

A new Web site bills itself as your own personal criminal-records database that, among other things, can be used to run checks on applicants as part of checking references and other info. But does it work? More…

Joe was a real pain, and you practically danced when he left your company. Now, another employer wants to know what you think of Joe. More…

Our team of experts fields real-life, everyday questions from HR managers and gives practical answers that can be applied by any HR pro in the same situation. Today: 1. The legality of using pay cuts as discipline and 2. the value of 900 numbers for reference checks.

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