This Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Was No Party
Party City has agreed with the EEOC to pay $155,000 to settle an ADA lawsuit the agency filed on behalf of a rejected job applicant on the autism spectrum and suffering from severe anxiety. According...
View ArticleSAP SuccessFactors Gets Social by Teaming With Jobs on Facebook
Facebook and SAP announced integration that will allow SAP SuccessFactors to distribute job postings through the social networking site. Specifically, users of SuccessFactors Recruiting can choose Jobs...
View ArticleI Really Thought People Knew Better Not to Advertise Jobs ‘for Whites’
Cynet Systems, an IT and engineering staffing company, had a viral mess on its hands over the weekend after it posted a job that asked for candidates, “Preferably Caucasian.” Helana McCabe asked a very...
View ArticleA Cautionary Tale on Why We Background Check Employees
Here is a cautionary tale on why employers should conduct thorough background checks on employers. In late 2013, Kristl Thompson, Ashley Raby and Corbie Leslie filed a lawsuit against the Scott Fetzer...
View ArticleThink Differently: 3 Ways to Build Cognitive Diversity in the Workplace
The ability to leverage diversity in experiences, culture and background is a strong driver of innovation and global success, according to a Forbes survey of executives. But there is one key element...
View ArticleBackground Screening Gets Even Harder
Remember when “ban the box” was the worst part of the background screening process? Welcome to pay-equity laws. This new regulatory trend, which is gaining steam even faster than Ban the Box, prevents...
View Article2019 Optimas Award Winners for Recruiting
The Recruiting award recognizes organizations that developed and implemented an innovative and effective recruitment initiative that helped the organization source, attract and recruit job candidates....
View ArticleReports of the Death of the Job Board Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
The old-school job board model, where employers pay a website to post open positions and hope that qualified candidates will find and apply for them, may not be as flashy or talked about as some of...
View ArticleHow to Hire Your First HR Leader
So, business is good, growth is strong and you’re ready to hire your first HR leader. That’s great news. Congrats! Now comes the hard part. This column is not meant to help those looking for their...
View ArticleWhen You Tell a Job Candidate, ‘You’re Probably Not Going to Like This Job’
When hiring is brisk, it’s easy to rush the process and end up with mismatched employees. So it’s important to know what motivates them — not just how they behave, but why they do what they do. With...
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