To avoid legal action resulting from an investigation, HR must see to it that all investigative techniques are used within the constraints of the law.
Some experts advise that the single most important step in the recruiting and selection process is verifying prior employment history of an applicant.
When you are hiring someone, there are many things to consider. Finding the right person for the job is certainly one of them.
This provision does not create a new cause of action or substantive legal right against an employer, nor does it limit an employer's immunity from civil liabili
Sample Background Screening Policy
Small business owners know they want to meet their customers’ needs, lower insurance premiums, and hire good people who aren’t going to endanger the workplace or their business.
Before an employer decides to make inquiries concerning applicants' or employees' criminal records, there should be a careful review of federal and state law, i
Just about every employer, no matter how small, uses some form of a printed application blank to gather information about prospective employees.
The Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) "Disposal Rule" took effect on June 1, 2005 and is intended to reduce the risk of harms that can result from improper dispo
A significant amount of personal and confidential information is available in both job applications and other employee records that are maintained by employers.
The Department of Public Safety must submit one set of the classifiable fingerprint cards of such employee to the identification division of the FBI with a requ
Job reference liability.— An employer who discloses information about the job performance of an employee or former employee to a prospective employer of the emp
Enforcement.— A court will award court costs, attorney fees and other related expenses to any party that prevails in any civil proceeding in which a violation o
Any person, firm, or corporation violating Colorado's job reference liability law is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, will be punished by a fine of
Any person or corporation or any officer or employee of any bureau or agency subject to Connecticut's job reference liability law who violates any of the law's