Is your company thinking of foregoing background screening to save money during this tough economy? Think again. While disposing of unnecessary or less profitable services is a “no-brainer” in today’s harsh economic climate, a recent study suggests that background screening should not only be spared, but even saves companies money by preventing theft by workers that is increasing as the economy stumbles. Some employees – like employers – are cutt... [More]
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Tags: background screening, background checks, pre-employment screening, employee theft, fraud | Categories: Background Screening | Human Resources Outsourcing
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) implemented the revised Employment Eligibility Verification (I-9) Form – originally scheduled for February 2 – on April 3, 2009, resulting in considerable changes to a company's I-9 management process. All U.S. employers are required by legislation to verify the identity and employment authorization of each employee they hired for employment in the United States after November 6, 1986. Employers must ver... [More]
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Tags: form i-9, i-9 compliance, employment eligibility verification form | Categories: Employment Eligibility
Employers forced to cut jobs in a sinking economy now face an oncoming tidal wave of unemployment claims, and they had better be prepared when this wave crashes or face the prospect of drowning in unemployment claims paperwork. In the week ending March 7, the number of people filing new unemployment claims rose to 654,000, the Labor Department reported, while those people continuing to receive unemployment claims benefits rose to a new record high of 5.3 million in the week ending Februa... [More]
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Tags: unemployment claims, unemployment claims management, unemployment insurance claims management, ui claims, ui claims management | Categories: Human Resources Outsourcing | Unemployment Claims Management
Despite the efforts of numerous opponents to derail E-Verify – a voluntary, online, electronically operated system that allows employers to quickly check the work authorization status of their new hires – the controversial program is quickly gaining popularity with a wide range of U.S. employers, growing by 1,000 companies a week. Overseen by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and operated jointly by the Department of Homeland Securi... [More]
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Tags: e-verify, e-verify system, employment eligibility, uscis, dhs, ssa | Categories: Employment Eligibility | Immigration and Right to Work