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Hire Image to Present Free Webinar: Who Are You and What Have You Done with the Person I Hired?
You don't want to miss out on hearing David Thompson, CFI, VP of Operations, from Wicklander-Zulawski & Associates, Inc., at our upcoming webinar on Tuesday, January 22nd, “Who Are You and What Have You Done with the Person I Hired?” Register Today! Click Here to...
read moreRandom Drug Testing Changes for FTA & USCG Regulated Employers
Effective January 1, 2019, the minimum rate of random drug testing increased from 25% to 50% of covered employees for employers subject to the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) drug and alcohol regulations. The alcohol rate remains unchanged at 10%. This random...
read moreReminder to Connecticut and Hawaii Employers: Salary History Bans Effective January 1st, 2019
Hawaii: Effective January 1, 2019, Hawaii employers are prohibited from asking applicants about their prior compensation history. This law covers a broad range of employers (as long as they have at least one employee in the state, they are subject to the law), as well...
read moreE-Verify Services Unavailable
Due to the lapse in federal funding, the E-Verify website will not be actively managed. The website was last updated on December 21, 2018 and it will not be updated again until after funding is enacted. As such, (1) information on the website may not be up to date;...
read moreHire Image Holiday Hours
Wishing all a warm and wonderful Holiday Season! As a reminder, Hire Image will be closed Monday, December 24th and Tuesday, December 25th for the Christmas Holiday. We will resume normal business hours Wednesday, December 26th. The following week, we will be closed...
read moreOregon Clarifies Equal Pay Act
Oregon’s Salary History Ban, a part of the state’s Equal Pay Act (“Act”), went into effect last October. However, a majority of the provisions of the Act go into effect as of January 1, 2019. In anticipation of the upcoming date, the Bureau of Labor and Industries...
read moreBan the Box is Now Effective in the U.S. Virgin Islands
Effective November 10, 2018: All employers (regardless of size) in the U.S. Virgin Islands are prohibited from asking an applicant or any other person to disclose information regarding: an arrest that did not result in a conviction, a referral to, or participation...
read moreWestchester County, New York Bans the Box
Effective March 4, 2019: Westchester County employers may not inquire into (in writing or otherwise), or make any statement related to, a criminal conviction or arrest record of any person in an application for employment. The term “any statement” is defined as “in...
read moreSuffolk County, New York Enacts Salary History Ban
Effective June 30, 2019: Employers in Suffolk County, New York are prohibited from inquiring about a job applicant’s salary history at any time in the hiring process. Under the Restricting Information on Salaries and Earnings Act, also known as the “RISE Act,”...
read moreAttention Missouri and Michigan Employers: Marijuana Laws are now in Effect
Effective today, December 6, 2018: Missouri’s medical marijuana law and Michigan’s recreational marijuana law are now effective. These laws were passed in November, with Missouri joining 30 other states and Washington D.C. to have a medical marijuana law and...
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