A rapidly changing legal landscape is making the application, interview and screening processes increasingly complicated – and potentially dangerous for employers, which includes staffing firms and may also include recruiters working on a client search.
Here are the top five legal hazards in hiring and background screening that turned up during the first half of 2013:
1. EEOC guidance and use of criminal records
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is aggressively pursuing and investigating suspected cases of disparate impact involving criminal backgrounds. (more…)