A new federal lawsuit SEPTA allegedly fails to follow fair credit reporting act alleges Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) willfully violates federal (FCRA) and state laws when conducting criminal background checks of prospective employees. The class action accuses SEPTA of “routinely rejects job applicants based on information contained in background check reports (“consumer reports”) that it […]
Employers in States where Pot is Legal Should Be on Guard
Employers in states where pot is legal should be on guard if they ave employees driving vehicles on company business. This is true whether employees drive company owned or privately-owned vehicles. You need to read this study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. In preparing a news story on this study, a Fox News […]
What is a Newly Discovered Way to Cheat a Drug Test?
There is a newly discovered way to cheat a urine drug test. We have written earlier about the various ways one can cheat on a urine drug test. There were 3 main ways: Dilution – The dilution method requires the user to consume large amounts of liquid prior to the drug test. Dilution affects urine […]
Which State’s Drug Testing Law Apply?
Often we get questions from clients operating in multi-states concerning which state’s drug testing law apply in a given situation. Recently a federal appeals court in Minnesota has held that the Minnesota drug testing statute applies to an applicant tested in Minnesota, even though the applicant was being hired for a job in another state. Olson […]
Should HR Be Verifying Prior Employment Including Salary History?
Is verifying prior employment including salary history a waste of time? We think there are a lot of good reasons to verify prior employment including salary history. Recently, I noted a Point/Counterpoint discussion of the issue of even asking for salary history in HR Magazine Contrary to what you might think, I don’t automatically agree […]
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