Private employers with federal contracts will soon be prohibited from requesting criminal history information from candidates at the onset of the hiring process; instead, they will have to wait until after an offer is made....more
1/31/2020
/ Background Checks ,
Ban the Box ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Conditional Job Offers ,
Criminal Background Checks ,
Criminal Records ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Fair Chance Act ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
New Legislation ,
Title VII
Employers interviewing women of child-bearing age may be tempted to ask about plans for having a baby, but doing so poses risks. While an employer might be concerned about staffing coverage, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act...more
9/10/2019
/ Best Practices ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Regulations ,
PDA ,
Pregnancy ,
Pregnancy Discrimination ,
Reasonable Accommodation ,
Title VII