Effective January 1, 2012 employers must include two additional items in the written notice provided to a person before requesting an employment background check: Read the rest of this entry »
California Employment Background Check Notices, Two New Items Required For 2012
November 29th, 2011Diploma Mill or Legitimate Educational Institution?
November 2nd, 2011“Diploma mills (or degree mills) are substandard or fraudulent ‘colleges’ that offer potential students degrees with little or no serious work. Some are simple frauds: a mailbox to which people send money in exchange for paper that purports to be a college degree. Others Read the rest of this entry »
New California Law Prohibits State & Local E-Verify Mandates
October 18th, 2011“The Employment Acceleration Act of 2011” effectively nullifies the growing patchwork of E-Verify laws, requirements and ordinances which have sprouted up all over California during the past several years. Read the rest of this entry »
California Law Restricts Employer Use of Credit Reports
October 11th, 2011Effective January 1, 2012 private and public employers will be restricted in their use of credit reports and will have specific notification requirements. Read the rest of this entry »
Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee Require E-Verify
September 28th, 2011Three more states will require employers to use E-Verify the electronic system operated by the federal government, which allows an employer to determine the employment eligibility of an employee using information reported on that employee’s Form I-9. Read the rest of this entry »
SHRM Survey: More Employers Conduct Pre-Employment Drug Testing
September 21st, 2011According to SHRM, “The practice of requiring job applicants to take a pre-employment drug test appears to be gaining acceptance from employers.” Read the rest of this entry »
New Paperless Applicant Interface Helps Compliance
August 23rd, 2011A Matter of Fact announces QuickApp™ a new Online Background Check Applicant Interface.
A Matter of Fact’s QuickApp™ provides a paperless online applicant interface that streamlines workflow and reduces employer compliance concerns about collecting personal identifiers and providing mandated notifications. Read the rest of this entry »