HR professionals often play it ultra-safe in interviewing. For fear of asking unusual, inappropriate or even illegal questions, they stick to bland, scripted queries...
It pays to make every effort to publicize job openings to your current staff and make clear how employees should apply. If you don’t, you face potential...
Many employers have run afoul of federal discrimination law by requiring all employees to speak only English at all times. The EEOC has said employers can only set such...
In their zeal to attract good candidates, HR people and hiring managers often show job candidates only a shiny, happy picture of the organization. That's not smart ...
The Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has declared that it is "dramatically enhancing its enforcement efforts against...
HR Law 101: The ADA prohibits employers from asking job applicants questions that may reveal a disability. You should ask only about the person's ability to perform a...
Q. Our company routinely runs background checks on all people to whom we offer positions. Can we legally disclose an employee’s background information to a...
The EEOC, the federal agency that enforces the ADA, recently issued guidance to help employers accommodate hearing-impaired employees and applicants. The guidance...
Q. If we don't have a job opening, are we required to hand out applications to anyone who asks? Or can we just say that we're not taking applications at this time?...
If your managers conduct interviews, whether by phone or live, it’s a good idea to remind them to take and keep good notes of those discussions. They’ll need...
HR Law 101: If you fail to do background checks on applicants for certain positions, you could make yourself vulnerable to a negligent-hiring lawsuit by any worker or...
Issue: Safety-conscious companies look beyond the bottom line. Benefit: In addition to reducing costs and boosting morale, safety can be promoted as a recruiting tool...
When you or your hiring managers need to fill an open slot fast, it may be tempting to skip steps in the application process. But don't do it. Follow the ...
Carole Howe’s strengths lie in her imaginative concepts:
tickle-your-fancy ideas that brought shops like Bow Wow Meow, Field
& Stream and Fly Babies into airport...
Before you seek consumer credit or background reports on applicants, you must obtain their written consent and give them a clearly written disclosure form. But what...
Remind your managers: Contrary to popular belief, female employees don't need to be pregnant to earn legal protections under the federal Pregnancy Discrimination Act...
