Ban The Box is definitely not accomplishing its goal. This is a fact borne out by recent studies. Legislators are always trying to regulate human behavior. And it always never works. They increase taxes. People adjust their lives accordingly so they either minimize or don’t pay the taxes. The unintended consequence is taxes go down. […]

How often have you read headlines only to find it is unsupported by contents of the article? A recently released study attempts to compare work history of individuals with criminal convictions in their background to individuals with no criminal convictions in their background. The study comes to some startling conclusions. It also identifies and supports […]

Most employers look for criminal convictions on applicants as part of the hiring process. And there are now as many Americans with criminal records as there are Americans with college degrees. Statistics. So what happens when a job candidate’s background check reveals a criminal record? Your firm should have an individual on staff that is […]

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 […]

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 […]