Most companies put new hires through some kind of team-building exercise. One key to success: Make sure no one is seriously injured.

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Tags: orientation, team-building

Wouldn’t you like to know which employees are quitting before they even make the decision? Google’s HR department apparently does.

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Tags: Google, quitting employees

The latest case from the “Strange Company Events” file:

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Tags: dumb ideas, injury, liability, motivation

Companies often get in trouble for poaching their competitors’ employees. But can agreeing not to steal a company’s workers also create legal problems?

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Tags: antitrust, Apple, competitors, Google, Yahoo

Despite hearing horror stories from friends and colleagues, most employees aren’t too worried about job security.

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Tags: job security, satisfaction, survey

It’s a common HR dilemma: How much should a criminal record affect a hiring decision?

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Tags: convictions, criminal record, ex-cons

Another example of why background checks can never be too thorough:

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Tags: background screening, theft

Hiring managers have a lot to think about when deciding if candidates are the right fit, such as how they’ll get along with customers, clients or co-workers. But taking those considerations too far can lead to trouble.

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Tags: customer preference, discrimination, Walgreen's

If one of your employees attacks a stranger while on duty, does that make the company liable? That’s what an assault victim claimed in this recent case.

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Tags: assault, negligent hiring

The Social Security Administration has unveiled a new method for verifying hires’ social security numbers. Will it make HR’s life any easier?

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Tags: sociail security numbers, SSA, verfication