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…
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.…
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…
UPDATED 12 13 17:  The U.S. Department of Labor is extending the comments deadline to February 5, 2018. ____________________ We have previously written about the U.S. Department of Labor’s position adopted in 2011 saying that an employer may not retain any of an employee’s tips even if management: â—ŠÂ Â Takes no tip-credit under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s…
A BloombergBNA report suggests that the U.S. Department of Labor is seriously considering retaining the Obama Administration’s procedure (or something like it) for automatic “updates” to the compensation thresholds specified in the federal Fair Labor Standards Act’s Section 13(a)(1) exemption regulations. Apparently, U.S. Labor Secretary Acosta recently revealed this in closed-door remarks to the U.S. Chamber of…
A recent court case in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania highlights the importance for employers’ adherence to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) notice requirements when using background screening reports for hiring.Â
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On September 23rd, Uber announced a new policy that will require its drivers to take periodic selfies to prove their identity before they can accept a ride request. Using technology from Microsoft’s Cognitive Services, the new feature, called “Real-Time ID Checkâ€, will help to ensure that the driver using the app is the same person…
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