Most Human Resources (HR) professionals have long realized how important background screening applicants is to any company’s success. For those in the HR profession who are still sitting firmly on the fence, a quick look at the increased costs and risks of forgoing a pre-employment screening... [More]
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Background Screening | Drug Testing | Employee Benefits | Employment Verifications | Human Resources Outsourcing
While many employees are honest, hard working, and – in this down economy – happy to have a job, it only takes a one “bad hire” due to poor background screening to take down an entire company. Employee theft and other illegal acts can weaken or even ruin a corporation... [More]
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Background Screening | Drug Testing | Human Resources Outsourcing
A recent opinion piece in the New York Daily News asks the following question: Would you like a convicted drug dealer to care for your grandmother in a nursing home? This could be a dangerous ramification – one of many – of a new state law that takes effect on June 8. Under this ... [More]
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Background Screening | Drug Testing | Privacy
The latest sports news dominating Major League Baseball (MLB) and the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) does not involve home runs or record breaking speeds but, unfortunately, failed drug tests. After many years of rumors and innuendoes, MLB implemented a drug testing ... [More]
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Drug Testing
Under the old drug testing policy, NASCAR had the right to randomly drug test drivers based on suspicion of abuse. With the tougher guidelines first announced in September, all NASCAR drivers and crew members will undergo drug testing before the season begins, and random drug testing will continue throughout the year. NASCAR expects to randomly drug test 12 to 14 individuals per racing series each weekend in 2009, and reserves the right to drug test drivers for any substance they wish.. [More]
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Background Screening | Drug Testing