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House passes off-Duty activities bill

06/12/2008
In a vote split along party lines, the Michigan House of Representatives passed legislation that would prohibit employers from firing or refusing to hire workers because they engage in legal off-duty activities such as smoking …

Expunged convictions set hidden trap for Illinois employers

06/11/2008

If you are an Illinois employer with 15 or more employees and your application asks job-seekers to detail their criminal histories, expunged criminal records pose a hidden trap for you …

Federal Contractors Must Use E-Verify to Confirm Worker Eligibility

06/10/2008

Employers doing business with Uncle Sam will soon have to begin using the government’s E-Verify Internet-based employment eligibility verification system. Critics say the system is already inaccurate and overburdened. If you’re a federal government contractor, you need to know about this big change. If you’re just generally concerned about increasingly complex employment eligibility rules, we’ve got the info you need.

Dining-Out dogs take precedence over illegal immigrants

06/10/2008
The 2008 session of the Minnesota Legislature closed without hearings on any illegal immigration bills, despite Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s calls earlier this year for a crackdown. “We had time to debate whether dogs should be allowed to eat in cafés … But we didn’t have time to stop identity theft or human trafficking,” House Minority Leader Marty Seifert groused …

Is E-Verify mandatory in Minnesota?

06/10/2008
Q. I have heard rumors that Minnesota employers are now required to use E-Verify. What is this? …

The wisdom of correcting I-9s

06/10/2008
Q. As the HR person at our company, I just recently concluded an internal audit of the Form I-9s that we have on file. I am concerned that many of those forms may be incorrectly filled out. Should I just throw them all out and complete new Form I-9s for our employees? …

Best of the Worst: Applicants Learn New Ways to Self-Destruct

06/10/2008
Normal people try to put their best foot forward during job interviews. Others not so much. Like the applicant who showed up drunk. Or the guy who picked his nose. A new survey reveals some of the strangest, rudest behavior applicants display during job interviews.

Transparency is key to lawsuit-Proof promotions process

06/09/2008
If, like most organizations, you prefer to promote from within, here’s a good rule of thumb: Follow careful procedures in your selection process. That way, you can choose the best applicant for the job and also be able to easily justify your selection if a disgruntled and rejected applicant sues …

Court warns against bending the rules when hiring

06/09/2008
Don’t give in if managers ask HR to change the hiring criteria because they think they have already found the perfect candidate—who just happens to lack one of the job requirements. Courts often view such ad hoc changes as serious flaws in the hiring process …

Hillsborough pilot wins $36,000 age discrimination suit

06/09/2008
A crop-duster who accused Hillsborough County of refusing to hire him because of his age has won a jury verdict of $36,000 in back pay. John Van Voorhis claimed the hiring manager said he didn’t want “an old man pilot.” …