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...
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Convict Rehired Under ‘Ban the Box’ Policy
After Purchasing Manager’s Arrest, North Miami Performing Background Checks of Recent Hires
North Miami plans to look more closely at new hires after the recent suspension of an employee following his arrest. Acting Mayor Philippe...
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Fifty-Eight Percent of Employers Have Caught a Lie on a Resume, According to a New CareerBuilder Survey
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Criminal Record Checks Draw Criticism
Though some business leaders contend that background checks protect employers from hiring potentially dangerous or untrustworthy applicants...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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