Preemployment Screening

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  How To

  How to Conduct a Drug Test of Job Applicants

  This How To outlines the steps that an employer should take to remain legally compliant when conducting a drug test.

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  FAQs

  May an employer legally ask a job applicant to submit to a pre-hire drug test as a condition of employment?

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  FAQs

  What privacy rights does a job applicant have with respect to drug testing?

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  Tasks

  Determine When to Conduct a Criminal Background Check on a Job Applicant

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  FAQs

  May an employer ask about a job applicant's arrest record?

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  FAQs

  When can HR use criminal records in the hiring process?

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  FAQs

  What if a job applicant lies on an application about their criminal record?

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  FAQs

  What is "ban the box" legislation?

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  FAQs

  Are there differences in how employers can handle arrests and convictions for a job applicant?

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  Posters and Notices

  WH-1481, Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) Notice to Examinee

  As mandated by the US Department of Labor, covered employers must distribute the Employee Polygraph Protection Act Notice to Examinee, WH-1481, to a prospective examinee before administering a polygraph examination that is permitted under the exemptions provided in the Employee Polygraph Protection Act.