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A City of Austin employee with a lengthy criminal history was fired after entering a guilty plea. However, the city acknowledges he was allowed to keep working after his arrest and without a background check due to city policies and despite being fired by the city 12…
North Miami plans to look more closely at new hires after the recent suspension of an employee following his arrest. Acting Mayor Philippe Bien-Aime has recommended that the city manager conduct full background checks on all employees hired in the past two years. The…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…