People will go to great lengths to pass a drug test, but the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office says there is a popular trend among young people who try to beat these tests and it could kill you. Some have been ingesting bleach. With a quick search, your browser will be flooded with products claiming to…
As of January 1, 2012, California will join six other states in restricting the use of credit reports by employers. This new law limits an employer’s ability to perform credit checks on candidates and employees. There are specific criteria that, if met, permit a credit report to be run for employment purposes. This criterion is…
In the fall of 2011, the US economy had corporations acting like a significant other who isn’t ready to commit. Instead of marrying themselves to permanent employees, companies are hedging their economic bets by creating temporary jobs and hiring more project-based workers. On a year-over-year basis, 7.8 percent more temporary workers were employed in September…
Federal officials want to fine United Airlines $584,375, saying the company failed to perform required drug and alcohol testing on 13 employees who were transferred to safety-sensitive jobs. The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that United also failed to use a proper method for random selection of flight-crew members for testing. The FAA said it…
As of June 25, 2011, the SSA made changes to how SSNs are issued and verified.  This change is called SSN Randomization. “The SSA began assigning the nine-digit SSN in 1936 for the purpose of tracking workers’ earnings over the course of their lifetimes to pay benefits. Since its inception, the SSN has always been…
We’re hoping this makes the process of meeting your true love online just a little bit easier, though you never can be too careful. After an entertainment lawyer in Los Angeles went on a couple of dates with a man she met on the popular dating site Match.com, she said the initially-charming man sexually assaulted…
When a woman we’ll call Mary was offered a high-level student-services position at a prestigious college, she was thrilled to accept. But two years later, Mary was fired despite strong performance reviews and a reputation as a rising star at the college. The reason? She lied on her resume — and got caught. An HR…
1. Introduction If you are looking for a job in California or even if you have one, an employer is almost certain to seek information about you. It’s what you can expect as employers today are faced with news of workplace violence, falsified credentials, embezzlement, and lawsuits that result from bad hiring decisions. You, on…
NINE years ago, Laura Udall noticed that her young daughter Rachel suffered back pain from lugging her books back and forth to school. Ms. Udall, a former saleswoman at AT&T, decided to develop and market a backpack light enough for children to wear safely. Sharon DiMinico leads a staff meeting at her company, Learning Express, based…
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