The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) recently extended the reach of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) to the mobile industry by means of a consent order, settling its complaint that alleged Respondents Filiquarian Publishing LLC and Choice Level LLC (as well as the sole owner and corporate officer of the Respondents in his individual capacity)…
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – When physician assistant Ashley Wharton reported for her first day of work at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital on Monday Dec. 17, the staff literally rolled out the red carpet. The management council met her at the door, and cake was served. The reason for the celebration: Wharton was the 1,000th…
NAPBS Offers Tips for Screening Job Candidates in 2013 Accuracy in employee background screening is critical in today’s business environment Washington, D.C. (November 28, 2012) – As employers begin to plan business strategies for the upcoming year, there is no question that personnel needs will be high on their to-do lists. To help business owners…
Yahoo confirmed Friday that its newish chief executive officer Scott Thompson does not in fact have the computer science degree that he claimed he has and the Yahoo board has since launched an investigation into how the discrepancy came about. Thompson’s biography and Yahoo filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission both report that Thompson…
A proposal to expand California’s “ban the box†policy was introduced on February 24th by California Assemblymember Roger Dickinson. AB 1831 is modeled on the “ban the box†hiring process for state and public employees adopted in 2010.  AB 1831 aims at removing the criminal background check requirements from the initial hiring process for city…
The idea that Facebook and other social media sites can be used as a tool when hiring a new employee is not so surprising. What is surprising are the results of a recent study published in the Journal of Applied Social Psychology, where findings concluded a direct correlation between job success and the information a user publishes on their…
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