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    Legal Timetable

    Oregon Criminal History Law to Affect Most Employers

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    Employment Law Guide

    Preemployment Screening and Testing: Indiana

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Indiana laws related to background checks and other forms of preemployment screening and testing, including ban the box laws, fair chance laws, credit check laws, preemployment drug testing, physical fitness and medical testing.

  • Type:
    Employment Law Guide

    Interviewing and Selecting Job Candidates: Montana

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Montana laws applicable to employers when interviewing and selecting prospective employees. It covers acceptable and unacceptable interview questions, laws restricting certain types of inquiries, and how antidiscrimination laws apply during the interview and selection process.

  • Type:
    Employment Law Guide

    Interviewing and Selecting Job Candidates: Oklahoma

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Oklahoma laws applicable to employers when interviewing and selecting prospective employees. It covers acceptable and unacceptable interview questions, laws restricting certain types of inquiries, and how antidiscrimination laws apply during the interview and selection process.

  • Type:
    Employment Law Guide

    Negligent Hiring: Minnesota

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Minnesota law regarding employer liability for negligent hiring and negligent retention. It discusses how to minimize the risk of negligent hiring and retention claims through various forms of screening and covers legal limitations on these screening methods.

  • Type:
    Employment Law Guide

    Interviewing and Selecting Job Candidates: New Hampshire

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of New Hampshire laws applicable to employers when interviewing and selecting prospective employees. It covers acceptable and unacceptable interview questions, laws restricting certain types of inquiries, and how antidiscrimination laws apply during the interview and selection process.

  • Type:
    Legal Timetable

    New Jersey Ban the Box Law to Affect Private Employers

  • Type:
    Employment Law Guide

    Negligent Hiring: California

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of California law regarding employer liability for negligent hiring and negligent retention. It discusses how to minimize the risk of negligent hiring and retention claims through various forms of screening and covers legal limitations on these screening methods.

  • Type:
    Employment Law Guide

    Negligent Hiring: Illinois

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Illinois law regarding employer liability for negligent hiring and negligent retention. It discusses how to minimize the risk of negligent hiring and retention claims through various forms of screening and covers legal limitations on these screening methods.

  • Type:
    Legal Timetable

    Illinois to Ban Criminal History Box from Many Job Applications

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Legal considerations for HR concerning employee background checks of job applicants and employees. Support on properly conducting background checks.