Hiring

Beware legal pitfalls of rehiring ex-workers, laid-off staff

07/01/2004

If your organization pared back during the economic slide, you may be joining other employers that are rebuilding their staffing levels.
More employers expect to pick up the hiring pace …

Extract golden nuggets from reluctant references

07/01/2004

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Beware of disability-rights law during job interviews

07/01/2004

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Use severance as a hiring tool; more applicants ask

07/01/2004

Issue: Survivors of recent layoffs are asking about severance plans before signing on. Benefit: More than ever, a good severance plan can help lure the best candidates. Action: Trumpet …

Preserve at-will rights by ditching your employee probation period

06/01/2004

If your employee handbook or job-offer letters say new hires will face a 60- or 90-day probation period, you should consider dropping that policy or, at the very least, referring to …

States aren’t immune from ADA lawsuits, high court says

06/01/2004

The Supreme Court ruled May 17 that disabled people can sue state governments for failing to provide them access to courthouses, voting booths or other public services.
Previously, states had …

Hiring drivers? Collect more background information

06/01/2004

Organizations that hire commercial drivers must now collect, and provide to other employers, more details from their driver applicants.
Reason: The U.S. Transportation Department’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) …

Hire drivers? Start collecting more background info

06/01/2004

The U.S. Transportation Department has unveiled new rules that require employers to more closely review applicants’ professional driving safety records and drug-testing history. The rules also require you to make that …

Interviewing: Sharpen skills to stamp out hiring bias

06/01/2004

THE LAW. Job interviews are a legal minefield for HR people and managers. Your questions must avoid stepping on federal and state equal employment laws that ban discrimination on the basis …

Find retention answers from ‘Ones who got away’

06/01/2004

Hold informal “exit interviews” with applicants who turn down job offers from your organization.