California’s Fair Chance Act (AB 1008) became effective on January 1, 2018. This law was designed to limit the amount of information a potential employer can ask on a job application related to the applicant’s criminal history. It also prohibits prospective employers from running a conviction background check until after a position has been offered,…
Ride-sharing has exploded in popularity over the last decade. Uber reports that it has 209,000 active drivers every quarter. California’s Proposition 22, which just passed recently, had the potential by either a yes or no vote to deliver massive implications for those who work in ride-sharing and those who use these companies’ services. Ride-sharing company executives have…
Requesting and processing a background check is more common than you may think. It happens all the time and is useful in getting employers, landlords, volunteer organizations, and others the information they need to make educated decisions. What does a background check tell about you? Although it might not happen every time you apply for a…
Do you know what the biggest cost is for a company? No, it’s not the staff—it’s the “wrong staff” that do not fit a company’s values and culture. Costs include loss of productivity and time, costs of hiring and training new employees, and other employees’ morale being adversely affected. To avoid working at a place…
The use of technology to facilitate remote working has increased with the pandemic, including innovative ways to onboard a remote new hire. Bringing on new employees is proving to be a challenge for many companies that hadn’t focused on telecommuting before the coronavirus pandemic. In these times of economic and employment instability, many professionals are…
More and more companies now opt for a drug and health screening to ensure that prospective employees don’t have any trace of drugs in their system. A positive test could have serious repercussions, including loss of job, fines, and even prosecutions. A false positive test could have the same outcome. How can you avoid a false…
When you first set up a small business, you shoulder a lot of the heavy work to get your business off the ground. You’ll complete as many projects as possible on your own in order to minimize costs and to maintain as much control over your business’ operations as possible. But soon you’ll want to start…
Starting a business is hard, but starting an international business involves a lot more research regarding the policies of the other country. So here are a few things to keep in mind as you continue researching where and how to get started. Scope Out the Market Is what you’re selling going to make it big…
When people experience a car accident, there are a number of concerns that immediately cross their minds; first and foremost is their own health and wellbeing, and anyone else involved in the accident. After checking for any injuries and that anyone else involved in the incident is physically okay, a call for a policeman or…
Technology changes so many aspects of our daily lives that with the new rising generation, there is a new way of thinking, working, socializing, and a level of privilege when it comes down to what is worth working for. So what makes Generation Z different? What about their mindset has changed from previous generations? And…