Completing an online job application has become a nearly universal first-step for all prospective employees in today’s day and age. Although online applications help streamline hiring and onboarding, they also present an alarming new problem for recruiters; many candidates are abandoning their applications mid-way. In fact, according to a study conducted by CareerBuilder, 60 percent…
Background checks in the workplace are no longer exclusive to potential new hires. According to Bloomberg, the screening industry has seen recent explosive growth in background checks for existing workers. In light of the ongoing #MeToo movement which spread virally last year demonstrating the widespread prevalence of sexual assault and harassment, especially in the workplace…
Last October, California Assembly Bill 168 was signed into law, effectively banning employers from asking job applicants for their salary history information. The law also required employers in the state to provide applicants with pay scale information for a position upon reasonable request; however, the law failed to clearly define each of these terms. To…
In what is considered to be the hottest job market in decades, HR managers can now add ‘ghosting’ to their growing list of headaches during, and oftentimes, after the recruiting and hiring process. Ghosting is when a job candidate or new hire disappears with no explanation—and surprisingly, millennials aren’t the only ones guilty of this.…
Governor David Ige of Hawaii signed The Equal Pay Act into law this month, joining nine other U.S. States, a growing number of municipalities, and the commonwealth of Puerto Rico in banning prospective employers from inquiring about a job applicant’s salary history. The new law is set to go into effect on January 1, 2019.…
Currently, more than 150 cities and counties nationwide as well as 32 states have passed ban-the-box legislation, delaying questions about the criminal records of job applicants until later in the hiring process. Of those states, eleven have required the removal of criminal history questions from job applications for private employers. On June 11, St. Louis…
Samsonite, the 108-year-old maker of suitcases and bags, announced last Friday that the company’s top executive, Ramesh Tainwala, has stepped down. The announcement followed a research report issued by activist investment firm Blue Orca Capital accusing Tainwala of falsely claiming on his resume that he earned a doctorate in business administration from Union Institute and…
Effective today, June 7, 2018, Washington joins a growing list of states and cities implementing “ban the box†legislation restricting employers from inquiring about a job applicant’s criminal background during the initial stages of the application process. Governor Jay Inslee signed into law the Washington Fair Chance Act (WFCA) on March 13, 2018, prohibiting inquiries…
A 41-year old Louisiana woman with a history of identity theft is facing 10 years in prison after she was found guilty of copying a resume off LinkedIn to land a six-figure job as a human resources manager. Cindy T. White located a woman on LinkedIn with a similar name and impressive work history and…
Two large companies have recently agreed to pay out millions of dollars in a settlement over class action lawsuits for alleged violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act’s authorization and disclosure requirements. Frito-Lay Inc. has agreed to pay $2.4 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging it violated the FCRA in its use of…
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