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The Feds are Checking Employer Background Checks

On April 25, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new rules concerning employers who conduct criminal background searches of job applicants & employees. This is the EEOC's first new rules on the matter in 20 years, so employers should take notice. Although the rules aren't fundamentally different from the EEOC's current rules, these new rules probably signal an increase in scrutiny & enforcement of criminal background screening, as well as credit checking & not hiring the long term unemployed.

Are Employment Policies or Handbooks Really Necessary?

Among my clients and many other businesses the question often arises: Do we need written employment policies or employee handbooks or manuals? The following is what I usually advise and why.

More Questions Concerning Severance & Separation Agreements

A reader asks me more questions based on my prior article regarding severance and separation agreements.

Questions Concerning Severance & Separation Agreements

General analysis concerning severance and separation agreements from a business owner's perspective.

Severance and Separation Agreements

One topic I get a lot of questions about is severance and separation agreements. Although there's a distinct difference between the two, and some overlap, with some guidance the costs and benefits of both types of agreements can be understood and used to a business' advantage.

Employee Screening and Risk Assessment

Analysis of employee screening/background checking relative to criminal convictions and criminal conduct.

How Much Money Does an Employment Dispute Cost & What’s A Business' Likelihood of Getting Into an Employment Related Dispute?

Article discusses the cost and likelihood of getting into an employment related dispute with a current or former employee, or a job candidate who wasn't hired. This doesn't discuss disputes with unionized employees or employees seeking union representation.

What are Human Resources Labor Employment Law Labor Employee Relations and Why Should It Matter to You

An article defining human resources and human capital, labor and employment law, and labor and employee relations, and discusses their importance to business. Explains theory and applies the concepts to the real world.

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About the Author: Charles Krugel

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As a labor and employment attorney and HR consultant, Charles Krugel, http://www.charlesakrugel.com, has represented management in hundreds of proceedings & has 17-plus years of experience in the field. For the past 11 years, Charles has run his own management side practice. Besides having earned his Juris Doctorate from Ohio Northern University, he has a Master of Arts in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte. Charles is a published author, has been the subject of numerous TV, radio and newspaper interviews & frequently gives seminars & speeches in his field. Charles is on the following boards of directors: Vice Chair for the GOA Regional Business Association; Small Business Advocacy Council in Chicago; ChildServ, a 117 year old group home, adoption and family services agency; the Lakeside Community Committee, a 45 year old family advocacy and housing organization; Youth Outreach Services, a 50 year old Chicago based teen & family advocacy, direct care & housing organization; Kelly Hall YMCA in Chicago;Black & Latino Achievers(steering committee); & member of the Young Professionals Board of The Chicago Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of The Chicago Bar Association.
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