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Since 2005, Hire Image LLC has provided reliable and comprehensive employment background checks and background screenings, and other background investigation services including national criminal and civil searches, drug screenings, employment, education and professional license verifications, tenant screenings, motor vehicle records, address and social security number traces, and credit reports. We enable our clients to make well-informed hiring and retention decisions, and are a valued partner in their success. We work with national and international companies, from small businesses to large corporations, ensuring that they hire the right people in their own image.
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Hire Image CEO Christine Cunneen to be Featured Speaker at NEHRA’s August Webinar
Join Hire Image CEO Christine Cunneen and the Northeast Human Resource Association (NEHRA) for NEHRA’s Webinar Series: Don’t Let Your Compliant Background and Drug Screening Policies Go Up in Smoke on August 20th (1:00 PM EST). This webinar will review best...
read moreIllinois Employers May No Longer Ask About Salary History
Effective September 29, 2019: Illinois employers are prohibited from: (1) screening job applicants by requiring that the wage or salary history of an applicant satisfy minimum or maximum criteria, (2) requesting a wage or salary history as a condition of: being...
read moreNew Jersey Becomes the Next State to Ban Salary History Inquiries
Effective January 1, 2020: New Jersey employers are prohibited from screening job applicants based on their salary history including, but not limited to, prior wages, salaries, or benefits and from requiring that the applicant’s salary history satisfy any minimum or...
read moreFTC Imposes Record-Breaking Penalty on Facebook
Facebook will pay an unprecedented $5 billion penalty and submit to new restrictions and a modified corporate structure in a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The charges against Facebook include violating a 2012 FTC order by deceiving users about...
read moreAttention New Jersey Employers: Amendments to Medical Marijuana Law are Now in Effect
Effective immediately: New Jersey has amended its medical marijuana law, significantly impacting employers throughout the state. The previous law, in effect since 2010, specifically stated that “nothing” required “an employer to accommodate the medical use of...
read moreSalary History Ban Becomes Law in New York State
Effective January 6, 2020: Employers in New York are prohibited from inquiring into or relying upon the salary history of an applicant or employee in determining whether to offer a job and in setting that person’s salary. Employers are also prohibited from...
read moreNext Up for Salary History Ban: Toledo, Ohio
Effective June 25, 2020: Employers with 15 or more employees in the city of Toledo, Ohio are prohibited from inquiring about or using an applicant’s salary history: to screen job applicants, in deciding whether to offer employment, or in determining salary, benefits,...
read morePennsylvania Starts Sealing 30 Million Criminal Records as Part of Clean Slate Act
Last year, Pennsylvania became the first state in the country to pass a Clean Slate Law, automatically sealing certain criminal records via technology. On Friday, June 28th, the law went into effect and the process of sealing records officially began. Courts have...
read moreUpcoming Court Closures
In observance of Independence Day, All Courts are closed Thursday, July 4th; Some Courts are also closed Friday, July 5th, which will delay some reports. Hire Image will be open July 5th . We wish everyone a safe and fun holiday!
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Protecting Against Cyber Breaches
Cyber breaches continue to demonstrate that people are the greatest vulnerability for even the most sophisticated organizations. Although it is easy to feel prepared by talking about firewalls, detection software, and encryption methods, employees continue to be the easiest means for hackers to gain access.
Christine Cunneen Discusses the Impact of Background Checks
To be effective in hiring practices involves delving into the background of applicants to get a better idea of their abilities and employment performance, while staying compliant.
Attention California Employers: Ban the Box and Salary History Laws Now Effective
California’s Ban the Box and Salary History laws are now in effect, as of January 1, 2018. For additional information on these laws…