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July 2022 | Compliance Update

FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS Deadline for Updating Forms I-9 Involving Expired List B Document is July 31, 2022 The July 31, 2022 deadline is rapidly approaching for employers to update the Forms I-9 of employees who presented an expired List B document (establishing the individual’s identity) between May 1, 2020 and April 30, 2022. As you may […]

June 2022 | Compliance Update

FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS The EEOC and DOJ Offer Suggestions to Employers on Avoiding Disability Discrimination When Using AI Technologies The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice each issued guidance about possible discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act when employers make employment decisions based on their use of artificial intelligence […]

Are your hiring managers browsing their candidate’s social media posts?

There is quite a bit of confusion in the market surrounding the use of social media background screening. This article discusses the do’s and don’ts and presents a case for why organizations should standardize on a process. Let’s start with some facts.   Fact 1.  Over 70% of employers scan candidate’s social media accounts prior to hiring.  This […]

Protect Your Company Brand with Social Media Screening

HR Leaders are facing unprecedented challenges as corporations move to remote and hybrid work models. Add to this a clear shift to gig work, which has accelerated since the beginning of the pandemic and reflected in the historic numbers of employees that have quit the workforce in recent months, and you have the perfect storm. […]

Surnames and Criminal Records: How It All Works

Social Media Background Checks

Did you know that between 70 and 90 percent of employers in the United States incorporate some form of social media screening before they hire a candidate? While resumes, interviews and often reference checks are the staple of a recruiter’s life, social media has become an almost equally important tool for hiring. What better way […]

Not-for-Profit Community Spotlight: Big Brother Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City

Date started 1964 Website https://www.bbbskc.org What’s the story behind your organization? Founded in 1964, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City (BBBSKC) has served more than 20,000 kids in the Kansas City metropolitan area. BBBSKC provides children one-to-one life-changing friendships with adult mentors. BBBSKC believes that youth who have a positive adult role model in […]

Changes for consumers made jointly by Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion

The three nationwide credit reporting agencies – Equifax, Experian and TransUnion – have agreed to three important changes to reporting medical collection accounts • Paid medical collection debt will no longer be included on consumer credit reports, as of July 1, 2022. • The time period before unpaid medical collection debt will appear on a […]

Not-for-Profit Community Spotlight: MOCSA

Date started 1969 Website www.mocsa.org/volunteer What’s the story behind your organization? In 1969, a metropolitan-wide coalition of criminal justice, health, mental health and other professionals came together to address the needs of those who had been sexually assaulted. That group evolved and incorporated in 1975 to become the Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA), […]

Are employers liable for employees driving personal cars?

Written by Embark Safety Chances are that you have employees driving personal vehicles for company business. Typically, companies are not at fault for anything that happens on the commute to or from work or while on personal errands. However, you can be found liable when an employee is driving their personal vehicle for business or within […]