Tag: Background checks

The Facebook Generation: Social Networking and the Hiring Process

By West Virginia Employment Law Letter Feb 13, 2009 HR Hero Line

Updated: Feb 13, 2009

Imagine that you’re a hiring representative for your employer (in this case, a Burger King restaurant), and you’ve just discovered how to use MySpace. You decide to check the profiles of the employees who work the midnight shift. While perusing one employee’s profile, you notice a link to a video. As you click on it, […]

Understanding the Power of Employment Waivers

By Arizona Employment Law Letter Feb 22, 2008 HR Hero Line

Updated: Feb 22, 2008

by Jonathan Hauer Some people are just plain trouble. Take me, for instance. I was born with two left feet and 10 thumbs. I make a bull in a china shop look graceful. I am, if you didn’t catch my oh-so-subtle hints, clumsy. You can tell this just by looking at me — and the […]

Employees Hold the Key to Employers’ Data Security

By Colorado Employment Law Letter Feb 15, 2008 HR Hero Line

Updated: Feb 15, 2008

by Mark Wiletsky It has become almost commonplace to hear that a government agency or private corporation has been the victim of a data security breach. As a result, hundreds of customers’ or employees’ personal data is at risk of being used for criminal purposes such as identity theft. Approximately 70 percent of those breaches […]