This court decision could influence the employment law landscape in the near future, according to Louis Lessig, partner at Brown & Connery LLP. Lessig suggests employers consider policy changes now to stay safe and ward off potential legal trouble. In Minarsky v. Susquehanna County, the Third...
A war for talent is being waged in this tight job market. Companies are fighting hard to recruit, hire and retain both millennials and older professionals. Among millennials, 89% prioritize benefits over pay raises, companies who want them should focus on those, such as: Learning and development programs:...
For the first time in a long time, job candidates have more options than hiring managers: According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there are 6.6 million job openings, and only 6.1 million unemployed people to fill them. This gives candidates the power to...
Nowadays most companies are employing pre-employment screening services. Because they want to hire the right people for their company. Pre-employment service providers offer services such as candidature screening. Their role is to assist the companies or organization to select and hire the perfect and eligible...
Texting is fine method of communication. It’s focused, instantaneous and lets the recipient view the message later if needed. All the same, that doesn’t make it the best choice for contacting possible candidates. Its natural informality can make it difficult to convey to the candidate what...
The labor market has taken a considerable leap under President Trump, moving to full employment. In this market, recruiters can’t afford to be as picky as they once were. Here are a number of problems that aren’t really problems, issues that may have once mattered...
We are all aware of the mindset of our average government employee. Whether it’s a postal clerk, a DMV counterman, or a social evaluator, we have yet to meet a government worker who cares about his job to the point where he can actually do...
For quite some time now, courts and regulatory agencies have been on the hunt for companies, looking bring them down much as a pack of wolves brings down a stag. Fortunately, with the change in management at the top, we are starting to see some attitude...
Not always does an employee have to win in court to cause troubles for an employer. The very fact that someone was taken to court can cause insurance rates to go up, to lower employment agency ratings, and to show up a huge array of...
After the Masterpiece cake shop victory in the Supreme Court, things looked pretty straightforward. We had a clear cut case of demonstrable bias, which was more than sufficient to find that the Colorado civil rights commission had no business judging this particular case. This means...
The prime purpose behind any background check employment verification is basically to ensure that the information provided by the candidate is correct. Employers do such checking prior hiring an employee; irrespective of the position. Though most of the applicants don’t pay emphasis or prepare explicitly...
Must know aspects about employment background check Employers have gone way stricter these days when it comes about checking the background of the candidates they hire. Many doubts arise on this context in the minds of people those who get hired. The biggest doubt among these...
