Why check job candidate's financial history?
People need jobs to be responsible for their financial state of being. A. There are legal issues and limitations associated with requesting a financial background check on a candidate. However, there are some legitimate reasons why some employers …
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PRINCETON AREA: Education board members pass background checks
“It's our job as a public school district to follow it and we certainly do that.” Mr. Yaple reported that as of Jan. 11, there were still 186 school board members and charter school trustees who still had not completed the background checks.
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Pepsi Beverages pays .1 million to settle federal race discrimination charges
WASHINGTON — Pepsi Beverages Co. will pay $ 3.1 million to settle federal charges of race discrimination for using criminal background checks to screen out job applicants — even if they weren't convicted of a crime. The settlement announced Wednesday …
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Pepsi to Pay .13 Million to Resolve Hiring Discrimination
The company will also be providing job offers and training as per the agreement. The EEOC initiated an investigation into the criminal background check policy formerly utilized by Pepsi. The investigation found that more than 300 African American …
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