Recently TalentWise sponsored a webcast titled New Rules for Background Screening: How to Remain Compliant & Avoid Litigation. The event was attended live by hundreds of people and had a lot of audience participation and we have answered a lot of the questions from the webcast, they are now listed below. Continue reading »
Register Here > Paperless I-9s and E-Verify has eased some of the burden from the massive amount of paperwork, coordination, and data entry that HR professionals must endure in the hiring process. Continue reading »
Last week's webcast was sold out and not everyone had a chance to attend. We've scheduled an encore for Thursday, March 1st. Register for your seat here > Continue reading »
Recently, TalentWise hosted a webcast with special guests Bill Judge from FightReady and Laura Weber from eScreen titled, Drug Screening Compliance: Both a Risk and an Opportunity that was attended by more than 1,000 people. During the event, our audience asked many thoughtful questions about drug screening compliance. We thought you would find this information valuable, so we’ve posted the Q&A below. Continue reading »
Event: Drug Screening Compliance: Both a Risk and Opportunity Date: Wednesday, February 22nd 2012 Time: 10:00AM PDT/1:00PM EST Cost: Free Where: Online (register for your seat here) TalentWise is proud to host a free and LIVE webcast session with drug screening industry veterans Bill Judge (FightReady, Inc.) and Laura Weber (eScreen, Inc.).More event details and registration here > Continue reading »
Springfield, Missouri passed an ordinance yesterday that requires all “business entities” to use E-Verify on employees/applicants for employment going forward. “Business entities” is defined broadly and includes self-employed individuals as well as corporations. A business must terminate any employee who do not pass E-Verify. Continue reading »
The use of credit information in hiring decisions has been top of mind. The EEOC and others argue that using the credit history of potential job candidates negatively affects racial minorities and the unemployed. An increasing number of states introduced legislation aimed at limiting employers’ use of credit information - over 25 states last year. Continue reading »
While participation in E-Verify is voluntary for most businesses, more and more companies are becoming required by state law or federal regulation to use it. Employers in South Carolina are the latest group who will be required to use E-Verify for every new hire starting January 1, 2012. Continue reading »
TalentWise Community, Thanks to all who attended our webcast: Background Checks under Attack with guest presenter, Pamela Devata, on December 7. We had several questions pour in during the event. For your reference, we?ve compiled the Q&A here - we hope it's useful. Continue reading »
New debate has sparked over drug and alcohol testing in Canada. According to The National Post, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) became the first public transit authority in Canada to approve random drug and alcohol testing of its employees in October. Continue reading »