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November 21 | 2017

Sterling Responds to “HR Compliance in 2018” Questions & Answers

There have been many changes in employment laws that impact the hiring process throughout 2017....

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November 10 | 2017

New York City Enacts Salary History Ban Law for 20...

Since 2016, eight states and cities have passed salary history ban legislation....

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October 25 | 2017

Salary History Bans Laws Expand Across US

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October 12 | 2017

Adverse Action Questions Answered For HR| Sterling...

When a company decides not to hire a candidate based on what’s found in their employment background screening report provided by a Consumer Reporting Agency (CRA), they are required by law to initiate the two-step adverse action process. Sterling surveyed 500+ US-based employers in 33 industries about their use of background screening to gain ke...

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September 21 | 2017

Your Candidate Has A Criminal Record: Now What? [I...

Sterling recently surveyed 500+ US-based employers in 33 industries about t...

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September 13 | 2017

Employment Laws for HR: Hiring Non-US-Citizen Work...

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August 30 | 2017

Employment Laws for HR: Adverse Action Compliance

As most employers know, there are many components to the hiring process. If an employment background screening check is conducted, an organization will have further procedures to follow when making a hiring decision based on the background screening reports. When a company uses a job candidate’s background information to deny employment, they mus...

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