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Employment Background Check Guidelines: Complying with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, conducting credit background checks and running a criminal check to avoid negligent-hiring lawsuits

What do I need to know about engaging an employment law attorney?

By John Wilcox, Moderator
1/20/2009 - 7:00am
Employment Law

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John Wilcox is senior editor of 15 HR Specialist newsletters covering employment law, compensation and benefits, as well as theHRSpecialist.com. A journalist who has covered HR, training, organization development and business management for more than 15 years, John keeps his finger on the pulse of what’s working in HR through daily contact with some of the nation’s top HR pros, business people and employment law attorneys.

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For years, we have used the same attorney to handle all our legal needs--contracts, leases and so forth in addition to employment law. Now we're getting to the point where I suspect we need an attorney who specializes in employment issues. Any tips on what to look for in such an attorney and how to work with him or her?--Steven, Atlanta

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Employment Background Check Guidelines: Complying with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, conducting credit background checks and running a criminal check to avoid negligent-hiring lawsuits