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Mitratech Holdings, Inc

Switching Background Screening Vendors: 6 Tips To Make The Change

Choosing the right background screening vendor is a crucial step for any organization. The stakes are high, and getting it wrong can lead to costly mistakes or legal troubles. If you’re considering making a switch, you’re not...more

Mitratech Holdings, Inc

[Event] Interact 2024 - April 24th - 25th, London, United Kingdom

Mitratech is always ready to meet its community where they are (literally) — and Interact 2024 is a great chance to prove it. Join the world's foremost community of Corporate Legal & Claims, GRC, and HR tech-forward thinkers...more

Hanzo

How Technology Can Help With HR Investigations

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Workplace complaints are serious. Even if a claim doesn’t lead to disciplinary action, the fact that an employee has made an accusation usually indicates workplace problems that need to be addressed for productivity, morale,...more

DirectEmployers Association

[Webinar] Technology Roundtable: Building Better HR Products - February 23rd, 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm EST

The HR technology landscape is always evolving. And while automation, user engagement, mobility, and data insights are critical to future-focused HR departments, internal teams need tools that are customizable, easy to use,...more

DirectEmployers Association

[Webinar] Strategic Conversations About Talent Acquisition: How Must the Funnel Change? - November 12th - 13th, 11:00 am - 4:00 pm...

2020 has been a transformative year in talent acquisition. Multiple dynamics – the social justice movement, the Covid-19 pandemic, a global recession, the widespread adoption of remote operations, the increased installation...more

Laner Muchin, Ltd.

Illinois Employers Will Need To Obtain Informed Consent To Use “Interview Bots”

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Artificial intelligence (AI) solutions have been touted as a way for employers to make better hiring decisions than a conventional interview process, because, among other considerations, the software will not take into...more

Cozen O'Connor

I-17 – Engaging Your Employees in Today’s Workplace, Featuring Rick Turner at Whirlpool Corporation

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Michael Schmidt, vice chair of Cozen O'Connor’s Labor & Employment Department, discusses how to engage your employees in today’s unique workplace and navigate a multi-jurisdictional set of employment laws. This episode...more

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HR Tech and the Law: An Update

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Over the past two years, we at the Navigator have been fascinated with all the new technology showing up in the workplace. We’ve repeatedly cautioned employers about the risks of adopting technology before understanding and...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: August 2016 #4

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Last week, a federal judge dismissed a transgender discrimination lawsuit brought by the EEOC, citing the company owner’s religious beliefs and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The case involved the termination of a...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: August 2016

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Contrary to the EEOC’s position that sexual orientation discrimination is protected by Title VII’s prohibition on gender discrimination, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held last week that existing law does not support...more

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DMEC Conference Focuses on Leaves and Reasonable Accommodation

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Last week, the Disability Management Employer Coalition held its annual conference in New Orleans. The conference focused on how employers can bring individuals with disabilities into the workplace and manage their needs once...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: July 2016 #3

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The combined topics of Facebook and race were in the news last week. A Pennsylvania judge ruled that an employee’s personal Facebook page laced with race-based stereotypes could be used to impeach her in her lawsuit, which...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: June 2016 #4

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Last week, a television reporter filed a lawsuit against her former employer alleging that she was discriminated against because she is white. The reporter was terminated following a post on her employer’s Facebook post that...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: June 2016 #3

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Last week, cybersecurity was a big issue. Fortune reported that the average cost of a data breach is $4 million, and Inc. explained that even mom-and-pop shops can be victims of a hack. HR Examiner framed the discussion a...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: June 2016 #2

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Last week, the National LGBTQ Task Force and the District of Columbia’s Office of Human Rights issued a new report entitled Valuing Transgender Applicants & Employees: A Best Practices Guide for Employers. This follows the...more

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“It’s a Match!”

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Can techniques for finding a good date be used to find a good job or a good candidate? Some creators of recruiting technology think so. The recruiting app Switch uses a Tinder-like tool to match hiring managers and...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: May 2016

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The Department of Labor announced in 2015 that it would issue regulations setting $50,440 as the salary below which eligibility for overtime would be presumed. Employer organizations were quick to criticize that salary...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: April 2016

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Last week, five members of the U.S. Women’s Soccer team took the unprecedented step of filing a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over their pay. The players argue that despite...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: March 2016 #3

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Last week, the EEOC announced that it is expanding its use of its electronic charge status system to allow the public “information online and on demand.” The system allows charging parties to check the status of their...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: March 2016 #2

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Last week at the SHRM Legislative Conference, EEOC Chair Jenny Yang both praised and cautioned employers in talking about HR technology. In particular, Chair Yang said that some technology can reduce bias in the workplace,...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review - March 2016

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Last week, Vitality Group, a health services firm, announced a new program designed to lower healthcare costs for its clients. Employees of a handful of companies, including John Hancock, Amgen, and others, will get a chance...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: January 2016 #3

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On Monday, we celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Dr. King’s legacy was commemorated in many memorials and articles. In one moving message, the CEO of popular messaging app Slack encouraged employees to reflect on what...more

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Employment Law Navigator – Week in Review: January 2016 #2

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Last week, a California judge made news when he threw out a $7.1million jury verdict. The verdict had been handed down in the high-profile age and disability discrimination suit brought by the well-known sports curmudgeon...more

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That is SO last week - August 2015 #2

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Pay was the big deal last week. A divided Securities and Exchange Commission voted to approve the CEO Pay Ratio Rule. The new rule requires publicly traded companies to disclose the ratio of their chief executive officer’s...more

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Wearable Technologies Are Here To Stay: Here’s How the Workplace Can Prepare

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More than a decade ago, “dual use” devices (i.e., one device used for both work and personal reasons) began creeping into workplaces around the globe. Some employees insisted on bringing fancy new smart phones from home to...more

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