Fifty-eight percent of hiring managers said they’ve caught a lie on a resume; 33% of these employers have seen an increase in resume embellishments post-recession. Half of employers (51%) said that they would automatically dismiss a candidate if they caught a…
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Alabama Employers May No Longer Consider Certain Criminal Records for Hiring Purposes
How and when employers can request and use a person’s criminal record information during the hiring process and for other employment purposes has become a hot topic over the last few years at the federal, state and local level. In the last 18 months, various…
Theme Park Employees Caught in Sex Stings, Child Porn Arrests
There have been at least 35 Disney employees arrested since 2006 and accused of sex crimes involving children, trying to meet a minor for sex, or for possession of child pornography, according to a six-month CNN investigation. Five Universal Studios employees and two…
Ruling Could Scrub Quarter of Sex Offender Registry
One-fourth of the names on Maryland’s sex offender registry are to be removed after the state’s top court expanded on an earlier ruling that adding offenders from before the list was created violated the state constitution. The Court of Appeals declared…
Number of Employers Passing on Applicants Due to Social Media Posts Continues to Rise, According to New CareerBuilder Survey
More employers are turning to social networking sites to find additional information on potential candidates – and they’re not entirely impressed with what they’re seeing. A new survey from CareerBuilder found that 51% of employers who research job…
Some Employers Likely to See Increased Litigation Costs in EEOC Cases
Employers in Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin are likely to see their legal fees increase as a result of a Seventh Circuit decision that allows the EEOC to file suit immediately instead of first trying to negotiate a settlement with the employer. The court held that…
Criminal Record Checks Draw Criticism
Though some business leaders contend that background checks protect employers from hiring potentially dangerous or untrustworthy applicants, opposition to their use in job applications has gained momentum. Employment attorney Sharon Dietrich, said that though state…
Reducing Security Threats Posed by Contract Workers
In a time of budget sensitivity, many businesses, government agencies and other types of organizations are turning to independent contractors as a more flexible and less expensive alternative to hiring regular, full-time employees. However, the cost savings of using…
Former UC Berkeley Administrator Allegedly Stole From School
A former research administrator at UC Berkeley who had a prior conviction for embezzlement allegedly stole “tens of thousands of dollars” from the university. Alameda County prosecutors have charged Sonia Waters with nine felony counts of grand theft,…
Collateral Damage: America’s Failure to Forgive or Forget in the War on Crime – A Roadmap to Restore Rights and Status After Arrest or Conviction
Collateral damage occurs in any war, including America’s “War on Crime.” The expansion of the nation’s criminal justice system over the past 40 years has produced a corresponding increase in the number of people with a criminal record. The…