EEOC publishes new rules on conducting employment background checks

Last week marked the first time in over 20 years the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) revisited its rules on the use of criminal background checks by employers. On April 25, 2012 the EEOC published enforcement guidance explaining, among other things, that an employer policy or practice that automatically excludes every candidate with a criminal [...]

Do you have an outdated — or no employee handbook?

This entry is part 1 of 9 in the series 10.5 COMMON EMPLOYMENT-RELATED MISTAKES – And how to avoid themMany laws have changed — If you haven’t updated your employee handbook within the past year – it may be out of date.   As the laws and your policies and procedures change, your handbook needs to [...]