Recently a client wanted to know why information on the internet was not in the report we provided on an applicant. The client researched the applicant on the web on their own. The client also sent the individual’s information to us for background investigation. The client found, on the internet, an indication that the individual […]
Stop Treating Employees of Different Ages Differently
Employees of different ages should not be treated differently in order for a firm to succeed. For years, I have attended Human Resources seminars where the presenter spends an hour or more talking about how different generations of people in the workforce should be treated differently. That information never made sense to me. All of […]
More Bad News on Drug Positivity Rates
There is bad news in the Annual Quest Diagnostic Drug Testing Index . Drug test positivity rates are at an all-time high. We have listed below some scary statistics from tables included in this survey. The first category represents the results of urine drug testing for the General U.S. Workforce. The second category represents the […]
Cut Worker Compensation Costs!
Special Update: Worker Compensation Insurers May Offer a Premium Discount for Employers with Certain Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace Policies Under a new law in Maryland, a workers’ compensation insurer may file a rating plan that provides for a premium discount for appropriate classifications (or sub-classifications) of a risk of up to 4% to an insured […]
HR Magazine Is Wrong
HR Magazine is wrong when it provides a statement about what a new Massachusetts Law prevents regarding employers’ inquiries about a candidate’s salary history? In the October 2016 issue of HR Magazine, page 12, the first statement reads as follows: “Massachusetts has become the first state to enact a law preventing employers from asking job […]
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