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Discrimination Against Unemployed Applicants? EEOC Hears Experts.

Written on 26 Apr, 2011 at 10:00

Recently the EEOC held a public meeting to look into "the emerging practice of excluding unemployed persons from applicant pools” and whether such a practice is unlawful under federal discrimination laws.... (Continue reading)

EEOC Getting Tough On Employer Use of Credit Reports

Written on 21 Dec, 2010 at 16:02

EEOC Files Disparate Impact Lawsuit Based on Use of Credit Records in Hiring In a press release today, the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) announced the filing of a nationwide hiring discrimination lawsuit against Kaplan Higher Education Corp. The EEOC... (Continue reading)

Finally Some Good News For Job Hunters? Survey Finds Renewed Confidence in Hiring

Written on 21 Dec, 2010 at 13:20

Hiring Expectations Brighten According to a new survey by Dice Holdings, Inc., half of employers and recruiters anticipate hiring more professionals in the first half of 2011 than the previous six months. This result closely mirrors findings six months ago... (Continue reading)

A Tale of Two Reference Check Responses — Liability for One, But Not the Other

Written on 10 Feb, 2010 at 6:00

The Lawsuit Alleging Misrepresentations in Responding to Reference Checks In a 2008 federal court of appeals case, two medical employers responded to reference checks for the same anesthesiologist, Dr. Robert Berry. Dr. Berry was then hired by the inquiring hospital,... (Continue reading)

Negligent Hiring Claim: California Case Demonstrates Outer Limits to Liability

Written on 5 Jan, 2010 at 6:00

This California Negligent Hiring Decision Is Potentially Relevant To All Employers, Wherever They Are Located Avoiding negligent hiring lawsuits is an important subject to anyone concerned with risk management in connection with employment decision making. It is a major reason... (Continue reading)

“New Jobs for a New Decade” — NPR Series on Job Prospects for Business Sectors That Are Often Cited as Growth Areas

Written on 2 Jan, 2010 at 6:00

I’m a big fan of NPR, catching it on the car radio to and from work daily. The following information about an upcoming series on who’s likely to be hiring in the next few years came my way, and I... (Continue reading)

“Blind Hiring” to Avoid Bias: Wave of the HR Future, or “Blind Alley”?

Written on 4 Aug, 2008 at 17:21

Is a hiring manager named "David" more likely to give an edge to a job candidate also named "David"? Recent academic research suggests that the answer is “yes,” even for other names with similar sounds, like "Dan" or "Dustin." What... (Continue reading)