Post-hire screening is one of those topics that often lives in the shadow of pre-employment background checks—but it shouldn’t. In a world where businesses are more dynamic, regulated, and reputation-sensitive than ever, the value of ongoing employee screening is increasingly hard to ignore. The False Sense of “One-and-Done” Most organizations… [Read More]
Banning Pay History Inquiries
State and local governments are increasingly adopting laws and regulations that prohibit employers from requesting salary history information from job applicants. The intent is to break the past cycle of pay discrimination and some go further than merely banning pay history questions. A few also prohibit an employer from relying… [Read More]
Pay Equity – Questions about Past Salary
Laws for employers are quickly spreading throughout the country that prohibit questions about previous salary history. About 15 states and other local areas have adopted this practice now. Using previous salary history in the hiring process can have major concerns with regard to the gap women and people of color,… [Read More]
Bans on Inquiries about Salary History; Pay Equity
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7) in a 242–187 vote recently. If this is signed into law, it will mean that employers across the country will be prohibited from asking salary history. This is in an ongoing effort to have pay equity. It’s in the… [Read More]
Second Chance Hiring
As an employer, do you have a policy of “Second-chance hiring”? This is recruiting and hiring people with criminal backgrounds and eliminating obstacles to those efforts. This concept is gaining momentum among policymakers, as well as business community leaders and employee advocates. Thirty-three states and more than 150 cities and… [Read More]
FTC Testifies on Fair Credit Reporting Act
Recently, The Federal Trade Commission testified before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee that enforcement of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) remains a top priority, and outlined the agency’s efforts to educate consumers and businesses about the law’s requirements. According to the FTC Press Release, the Commission has played a key… [Read More]
President Trump Declared April as “Second Chance Month”
Have you heard that President Trump declared April of 2018 “Second Chance Month”? What does this mean? Read the full report of what the White House gives as the definition of President Trump’s declaration – Click Here President Trump states that one of his objectives is to “provide opportunities for people… [Read More]
An Individualized Assessment (IA) Can Help
The EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) Enforcement Guidance states that an Individualized Assessment generally means that an employer informs the individual that he may be excluded because of past criminal conduct; provides an opportunity to the individual to demonstrate that the exclusion does not properly apply to him; and considers whether the individual’s… [Read More]
Valuable Reasons for Pre-Employment Background Screening
Many employers are aware that just one ‘bad’ hire can cost your company thousands of dollars or more each year. POEknows can assist your business to be safer by providing Pre-Employment Background Screenings. By adding a background screening to your hiring and interviewing process, it can provide you with the following benefits: Protection… [Read More]
Class Action Lawsuits Continue to Impact Employers
As POEknows has reported to you in previous newsletters and via our blog posts, class action lawsuits continue to impact employers. Under the the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), it is unlawful to procure or caused to be procured, a consumer report or investigative consumer report for employment purposes unless the disclosure is… [Read More]
Another Snowball Rolling…Picking Up Momentum…Headed Right At…..YOU!
As cities and states begin banning employers from asking employment candidates about prior salary history, how do you intend to handle this question? Like the BOX, do we Ban the $$$? More and more cities are considering legislation and, of great importance, Congress is now entertaining legislation on this issue. What… [Read More]
An Individualized Assessment (IA) Can Help
An Individualized Assessment (IA) can help! Individuals, Employers and Landlords It Can Help!! POEknows can Help! Individuals As many as 100 million U.S. adults have a criminal record of some sort! Are you the running into a brick wall, trying to secure employment or a residence? Do you qualify? Do… [Read More]