Two of the U.S.’ largest employment background check providers must pay $13 million for failing to ensure their background checks did not contain inaccuracies, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced. Serious inaccuracies reported by General Information…
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“Ban the Box”: Good for People with Disabilities
President Obama took an historic step by directing the Office of Personnel Management to take action to ban the box in federal employment. As a result, OPM will modify its rules to delay inquiries into criminal history until later in the hiring process. Encouraging…
Unseen Cost of a Bad Hire
The hiring process is more organized and elaborate now than ever before; and steps involved in hiring have considerably increased. After years of experience on working with bad hires, companies are now realizing the monetary and nonmonetary cost of a ‘mis-hire’ or…
Amid U.S. Inmate Release, Employers Wary of Lawsuits From Job Applicant Criminal Record Legislation
As the nation’s leaders come together on criminal justice reforms that they hope will reduce the U.S. inmate population and the harshness of criminal penalties, advocates for the formerly incarcerated want to discourage public and private employers from using criminal…
Hernández Bill to Prevent Retaliation Caused by Misuse of E-Verify Signed by Governor Brown
Assembly Bill (AB) 622 authored by Assembly member Roger Hernández (D – West Covina) was signed by Governor Brown. AB 622 limits the misuse of E-Verify by prohibiting employers from using E-Verify in a manner not prescribed by federal law. In addition, AB 622…
Nearly One in Three Federal Agencies Lost Data to Insider Threats in the Last Year
According to a new study from MeriTalk, 45% of all federal agencies were targeted by insider threats, with 29% losing data to an insider incident over the past year. The report also found that although 76% of federal agencies are increasing attention on combating…
Medical Marijuana in the Arizona Workplace
With the enactment of the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act (AMMA) in 2010, the number of medical marijuana card holders in Arizona is over 65,000 and growing. Chances are your business does or will employ one of them. This article will answer the five most pressing…
Employees Under the Influence: Disabled But Not Unfireable
The University of Southern California recently terminated Steve Sarkisian, their head football coach. The firing came after a cavalcade of headlines that Sarkisian was increasingly showing up at practices, team functions, and even games allegedly under the influence…
Marijuana in the Workplace: A Hazy Issue for Employers
With all the changes to state laws now permitting recreational and medical marijuana use, HR professionals are understandably feeling dazed and confused. Employers with employees who use medical marijuana will have to do some studying into the employee’s job…
Reasonable Suspicion Alcohol Test of Employee Was Justified After Bar Fight and Diagnosis of Alcoholic Pancreatitis
Reasonable suspicion alcohol testing of a safety-sensitive employee who was injured in a bar fight and who took medical leave for “acute alcoholic pancreatitis” was upheld by a federal court in Indiana, even though the testing did not take place until the…





