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    Employment Law Guide

    Negligent Hiring: District of Columbia

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of District of Columbia 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.

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    Employment Law Guide

    Interviewing and Selecting Job Candidates: Indiana

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Indiana 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

    Preemployment Screening and Testing: Nebraska

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Nebraska 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

    Negligent Hiring: Wyoming

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Wyoming 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: Alabama

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Alabama 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: Kansas

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Kansas 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: Kansas

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Kansas 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.

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    How To

    How to Exercise Reasonable Care in the Hiring Process

    This How To details steps an employer can take to exercise reasonable care when hiring a new employee.

  • Type:
    Employment Law Guide

    Negligent Hiring: Federal

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of federal 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

    Preemployment Screening and Testing: Kansas

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Kansas 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.

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