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Background Checks
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Labor Law Prof Blog
Empirical Evidence on the Efficacy of Pre-Employment Criminal Background Checks
Dylan Minor (Northwestern-Kellogg), Nicola Persico (same), and Deborah M. Weiss (Northwestern Law) have just posted on SSRN their article Criminal Background and Job Performance. Here's the abstract:Job applicants with criminal…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Recognizing Redemption: Old Criminal Records and Employment Outcomes”
Main March 26, 2017"Recognizing Redemption: Old Criminal Records and Employment Outcomes"The title of this post is the title of this new essay authored by Peter Leasure and Tia Stevens Andersen…
Workforce Compliance Insights
Employment Background Checks – Is Your Company Following the Law?
Please join me next week for a discussion about what employers need to be aware of regarding pre-employment background checks to ensure you have compliant background screening policies and procedures in…
Workforce Compliance Insights
Employers Use of Background Check Reports and Limitations on Use
Are you an employer that conducts pre-employment background checks for new hires, or maybe background checks for existing employees for promotion, reassignment or retention purposes? Ever randomly wonder if you…
TortsProf Blog
NM: “Ban the Box” Meets Negligent Hiring and Retention
The New Mexico legislature is considering a law that would extend the prohibition on asking job applicants whether they have criminal convictions to the private sector. Currently, governmental units are…
PrawfsBlawg
The Privacy of Criminal Records
Main Monday, December 12, 2016The Privacy of Criminal RecordsCriminal records in the United States are more widely accessible than anywhere else in the world. Congress allows various industries, organizations and…
Michigan Employment Law Advisor
Pitfalls in Contracting with Employee Staffing Companies
By Jason Shinn
Business owners are increasingly considering the use of outside vendors to meet workforce needs. This is especially true for temporary employees or flexible staffing solutions. But companies must carefully review…
Michigan Employment Law Advisor
Addressing Legal Issues in the Hiring Process and Your Job Search
By Jason Shinn
According to the US Labor Department, employers added 156,000 jobs last month. Additionally, the participation rate increased to 62.9%. And the average hourly earnings moved 0.2 percentage points. These figures…
California Peculiarities Employment Law Blog
2016 California Labor and Employment Legislation Update: It’s Final!
By Kristina M. Launey, Nicole Baarts, Melissa Aristizabal
Seyfarth Synopsis: Employers in California: be aware and prepare for new laws increasing minimum wages and mandating overtime pay for agricultural employees; expanding the California Fair Pay Act to race…
Hiring To Firing Law Blog
Background Checks in the Era of Ban the Box
By Tracey Diamond, Laura M. Kleinberg
Q: What does it mean to “ban-the-box,” and how does it affect our hiring process? A: Ban-the-box legislation is quickly spreading throughout state and local jurisdictions. Even if your jurisdiction…