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How to avoid state pay equity law traps

01/10/2023
While activists are pushing Congress to enact revisions to the Equal Pay Act, such as the Paycheck Fairness Act, which would make it easier for women and people of color to reach pay equity, some states and cities have taken the matter into their own hands.

Get facts straight when ranking candidates

01/10/2023
Careful documentation can be a two-edged sword. Notes may reveal efforts to make one candidate look weaker than she really is if it becomes clear that the assessors got the facts supporting their conclusions wrong. That’s what happened in a recent case.

College degree required—or not?

12/21/2022
An increasing number of employers are waiving the college requirement, and replacing language reading, “College degree required” with job posts stating, “College degree or equivalent experience required.”

What is employer branding and how does it help with hiring?

12/21/2022
Many companies make a deliberate effort to get consumers to think of them in a certain way. However, potential future employees are interested in more than just how society views you. They want to work for a good employer. Enter the employer brand.

Ditch the résumés for assessments

12/20/2022
Another day, another hundred résumés. Some are irrelevant to you; others may camouflage a diamond. Here are two tips to try.

Don’t use citizenship as a hiring factor

12/20/2022
Most employers know they can’t take protected characteristics like age or disability into consideration. But some hiring managers may think it’s fine to bypass an applicant with a precarious legal immigration status in favor of a U.S. citizen based on the belief that citizens won’t lose the legal right to work. They are wrong.

Pre-employment pregnancy test? Don’t think about it

12/15/2022
If it looks illegal and smells illegal, then it’s illegal.

What is a reasonable accommodation in hiring? A new guide explains

12/15/2022
Requests for accommodations under the ADA can be daunting. A new paper, entitled “Employers’ Practical Guide: Reasonable Accommodation During the Hiring Process,” discusses the most frequent situations employers face when handling accommodation requests from applicants with disabilities.

Promoting or hiring? Be sure to document why your choice is best

12/15/2022
Whenever you’re hiring or promoting from within and choosing from several candidates, someone is going to be disappointed. And that means there’s the potential for legal trouble if you don’t make sure your process was lawsuit-proof.

Hire high performers by utilizing motivation-based interviewing

12/14/2022
“We have an epidemic problem of overrating the job candidate. The problem is your interview questions.” That was a statement from Carol Quinn, best-selling author and creator of motivation-based interviewing, in a recent webinar hosted by Business Management Daily.