Last week marked the first time in over 20 years the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) revisited its rules on the use of criminal background checks by employers. On April 25, 2012 the EEOC published enforcement guidance explaining, among other things, that an employer policy or practice that automatically excludes every candidate with a criminal […]
EEOC publishes new rules on conducting employment background checks
May 2, 2012 by Fred Holloway
Filed Under: Compliance, HR Update Tagged With: Background check, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Criminal record, EEOC, Employment, Employment Screening, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, New Hires, Policy, Title VII
Are you conducting background checks on your prospective employees?
January 5, 2012 by Fred Holloway
This entry is part 4 of 9 in the series 10.5 COMMON EMPLOYMENT-RELATED MISTAKES - And how to avoid them
A bad hire can be one of the most damaging events that can happen to a company. And a bad hire can happen with the best of intentions. Conducting reference checks, a criminal background check and verifying and validating information provided to you by a prospective employee can potentially save you immensely by avoiding productivity […]
Filed Under: Documentation, HR Update Tagged With: Background check, Business, Drug test, Employment, Negligence in employment
