Month: October 2014

Employee file checklist

Documents Your Company Should Keep In Your Employee File Checklist

By Cristina Amyot / October 8, 2014

As an employer, you need to collect and securely store certain forms for each of your employees. Federal and state agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the Department of Labor, dictate and regulate strict rules and privacy obligations for handling employee information (fines for non-compliance can range up…

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Employment application process

Opportunity to Compete Act for Employment in NJ

By Cristina Amyot / October 7, 2014

New Jersey recently passed new legislation, the Opportunity to Compete Act (the “Act”), which bans the box on job applications that require job applicants to disclose criminal history information. The Act is designed to give individuals who have “paid their debts to society” a fresh start with regards to opportunities for employment. What Is The…

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