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Rubio Aide: Some American Workers 'Can't Cut It' -- True or False?

Some American workers "can't cut it."** That's what an unnamed aide to Sen. Marco Rubio told the

Won't hire convicted criminals? Uncle Sam might have a problem with that

If you've got a policy against hiring anyone with a criminal record, you better review guidelines issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. ...

Sexual Intercourse While Swinging From A Motel Chandelier: Employer Held Liable For Injuries Sustained

A female employee traveling for her employer met a “friend” and at her motel room with him became “injured whilst engaging in sexual interc...

DHS Announces Re-designation and 18-Month Extension of Temporary Protected Status for Syria

WASHINGTON—Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano has re-designated Syria for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and extended the existing TPS d...

EEOC Files Suit Against Two Employers for Use of Criminal Background Checks

BMW Fired and Denied Hire to Class of Employees Who Worked Successfully for Years; Dollar General Disproportionately Excluded African Americans From Hire ...

Gregory Jackson, Rutgers Chief of Staff facing discrimination Lawsuit.

In early April, as the Rutgers president, Robert L. Barchi, was working to defuse a coaching abuse scandal, he named Gregory S. Jackson, a university adminis...

Striking Fast-Food and Walmart Workers As Stimulus

Workers striking at fast-food restaurants and Walmart stores around the country are seeking more than better wages and working conditions for themselves. The...

Green card lottery could soon be eliminated

Washington: In the contentious debate over immigration policy, three groups have dominated public and political attention: the roughly 11 million undocumente...

Immediate Reminder: Employers Must Use Revised Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification

USCIS will no longer accept previous versions of Form I-9 WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) reminds employers that begin...

Employer Demands For Facebook And Email Passwords As Precondition For Job Interviews May Be A Violation Of Federal Law; Senators Ask Feds To Investigate

NEW YORK, NY – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) today called on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (...

It’s Easy to Get Fired or Go to Jail: Just Lie on Your Resume

Of all the lies she told in her professional life, attorney Soma Sengupta probably didn’t guess that the simplest one would destroy her career. A c...

The Employment Non-Discrimination Act - ENDA - of 2013 will be introduced with problems

Employment protections bill introduced for the 20th time… but will expanded religious exemptions doom ENDA before it’s even reintroduced? Th...

Sign on a church billboard – Don’t be too open minded, your brain might fall off

As of late I seem to get the inspiration for our blog posts from the local signs on churches of all denominations. The other day I passed one that said “Don’t be too open minded, your brain might fall out.” Really is that what they meant to say?

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The HR Department of 2020: 6 Bold Predictions

Erin Osterhaus

erin osterhaus The HR Department of 2020: 6 Bold Predictions

The human resources department will disappear in a matter of years. All HR functions will be taken over by software or outsourced. At least that’s what some are saying.

They’re wrong.

Use of the Internet for Recruiting and Screening Can Lead to Lawsuits for Failure to Hire

Lester S. Rosen

As reviewed in detail in earlier blogs by Employment Screening Resources (ESR), the use of the Internet to screen and source candidates can get employers and recruiters into hot water. Surveys show that employers have increasingly turned to sites such as Facebook, MySpace, blogs, and other sources to take a peek at candidates “under the hood” before making a hiring decision.

Serving Your Customers or Doing Your Job

Sherri Edwards

Sherrie Edwards One way or another, we all have customers. We may be supporting co-workers and managers or we serve external consumers or business partners. How we approach our work may make a huge difference in our effectiveness and the perceived value of what we actually deliver. All in all, the only control we have over doing what can seem like a thankless job is changing our outlook on why we are doing it.

If you are unhappy in your current situation, the following steps may help lead you to a new understanding of your role or to a new way of thinking.

GUARANTEES

Bob Marshall, CPC, CIPC

Bob Marshall Below is my ‘take’ on guarantees and some of the verbiage I recommend. Use it as you deem necessary:

Although I have no huge problem with 30 day replacement guarantees and even 90 day prorated replacement guarantees, I would recommend that you make one major point with your Hiring Managers. And here it is:

“But That’s The Way We Work With ALL THE OTHER RECRUITERS … Why Can’t You?”

Frank G. Risalvato

Frank Risalvato I’ve learned to be wary of claims companies make. I have developed a keen ability to spot certain patterns. As the years turn into decades, I’ve had the good fortune to confirm, validate, and verify that my hunches and assumptions were accurate.