September 4, 2008 by Sam Narisi

As if hiring the right talent wasn’t tough enough, the Americans with Disabilities Act makes every step of the hiring process more difficult – from collecting applications and interviewing candidates to getting a new hire ready to start the job. Here are the most common pitfalls that trip up companies and how HR can help avoid them.
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Tags: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, disability hiring, EEOC
September 4, 2008 by Sam Narisi
What if your company could be sued by employees you didn’t hire because they came late to an interview or missed the appointment altogether?
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Tags: bad directions, Glasgow, missed interview, Scotland
August 29, 2008 by Sam Narisi
What’s the key to keeping young, talented employees with your company longer?
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Tags: Generation Y, orientation, retention, young employees
August 28, 2008 by Sam Narisi

The results of managers’ interview mistakes range from serious legal trouble to driving good candidates away and hiring the wrong ones. Here are five common mistakes and how HR can help avoid them:
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Tags: discrimination, etiquette, illegal interview questions, interview mistakes
August 25, 2008 by Sam Narisi
Look out: Your job offers or contracts might be inadvertently binding your company to certain terms and conditions.
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Tags: at-will, contract, Hiring, offer letters, salary
August 21, 2008 by Sam Narisi

To keep employees and customers safe — and avoid “negligent hiring” lawsuits — many companies have policies against hiring convicted criminals for some jobs. But those policies can lead to their own legal problems.
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Tags: Background checks, convictions, criminal records, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
August 21, 2008 by Sam Narisi
The Americans with Disabilities Act lets companies give post-offer medical tests to new hires, as long as it’s the last step of the hiring process. And according to the courts, that means the very last step.
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Tags: ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, job offers, medical exams, medical tests
August 20, 2008 by Sam Narisi
Many state governments continue to push for the use of the feds’ new E-Verify system.
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Tags: E-Verify, immigration, state law
August 14, 2008 by Sam Narisi

A bill’s working its way through Congress that could cause a lot of headaches for HR and anyone involved in hiring.
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Tags: Equal Pay Act, Paycheck Fairness Act
August 14, 2008 by Sam Narisi