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Diploma mills and now employment mills, what an employer needs to know. Do you rely on a resume to determine candidate hiring decisions? Various studies have shown that there is often misrepresentation on the resume. Without a full confirmation of a candidate’s experience, an employer runs the risk of a bad hire and the associated…

If Starbucks can run afoul of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), your company can as well if an audit of your processes and procedures relating to background investigations are not conducted on a periodic basis. There are two pending class action lawsuits that claim Starbucks violated the FCRA by allegedly failing to provide job applicants with…

Is it time for Human Resources to just “ban- the- box” altogether? Numerous cities, counties and states across the country have enacted legislation “ban- the- box” however, this term is a misnomer. The box actually isn’t banned in most cases. Instead legislation often requires that the box must be moved to another part of the…

The issue of pay discrimination and the related effects on an individual’s ability to advance their career has resulted in the implementation of salary bans by a number of state and local governments. See below for a list of jurisdictions and details of the salary legislation. This movement is growing and salary bans are increasingly…

Legalization may already be the law in your state for recreational and medical marijuana or it will be soon. A total of thirty-three state a have a form of legalized use. Cities and states are banning marijuana testing for job applicants and others have limited rejecting job applicants when they fail a test. Change is…

Too many background check companies rely on what they describe as artificial intelligence (AI) to conduct background checks, and in particular, the criminal record research process. In reality, this methodology is neither artificial or intelligent. Rather than conduction criminal research through a primary source such as the State Police in a given state or a…

Artificial Intelligence and Automated Hiring Platforms – The future of recruiting, or is it? As our society rushes in to develop computerized business solutions for every activity conducted by humans, there is often a need to pause and reflect on developments. Everyone wants the Holy Grail, a computer platform that will do the work for…

An employer must follow Fair Credit Reporting Act guidelines when conducting background investigations through a third party. The FCRA requires that an employer must make certain disclosures and obtain a candidate’s authorization. Background screening reports are defined as “consumer reports” under the FCRA when they serve as a factor in determining a person’s eligibility for…

I would like to take this opportunity to highlight the importance of conducting thorough pre-employment background checks and employment verifications. When there is a greater potential of harm to the public, or employees, the scope of the pre-employment investigation should be expanded for positions dealing with a vulnerable population. William Davis, a Registered Nurse, was…