The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law on March 23, 2010. The Act ensures that all Americans are able to access health care and carries benefits for employers and employees. The Obama administration recently announced that companies employing between 50 and 100 staff have one more [...]

In terms of staffing and recruitment costs, thorough background checking is the most crucial due diligence that a company should commit to. However, the Society for Human Resource Management suggests that credit reports may be a less favored source of background checking data in 2014. Recruiters and employers are advised [...]

Many companies, such as Disney and Kmart, are learning first-hand that it literally pays to comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Failure-to-notify charges have cost companies thousands and even millions of dollars. In fact, Human Resource Executive Online reports that 368 class-action lawsuits have been filed under the FCRA [...]

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regulations state that employers cannot refuse to hire a person based on sex, race, age, disability, or other stated characteristics. These regulations include physical appearance. However, if an employer can prove that an aspect of physical appearance is a bona fide occupational qualification Title [...]

The telephone interview is an indispensable screening mechanism. Online job applications can generate up to fifty resumes for senior-level positions and over 200 resumes in response to junior and mid-level positions, according to Debra McGinty of Inc. magazine. Telephone interviews, if conducted correctly, can effectively reduce an overwhelming applicant pool [...]

Contract employee are part of your team. While they may not be here for the long haul like your permanent staff, they’re currently coming into the office each day and working on projects with your company’s name on them. You probably give regular performance reviews to your permanent staff, but [...]

Background checks are a crucial part of the recruitment process. A thorough background check provides an employer with the assurance that he will not face unnecessary costs in the future, either in terms of additional recruitment and training costs or costs relating to an expensive lawsuit for criminal or negligent [...]

Ready for this? Recent statistics from Statisticbrain.com show 53% of resume and job applications contain falsifications. On top of that, 70% of college students have claimed they would lie on a resume to get a job position that they want. Additionally, 3% of job applicants have been reported to have [...]