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Recruiting on Facebook As a thought leader in talent acquisition and a leading provider of social recruitment tools, iCIMS fields a lot of questions from recruiters pertaining to the use of social media in recruitment. Surprisingly, one of the most common concerns employers express involves advertising jobs on Facebook: Specifically, could Facebook job advertising damage the company's employment brand reputation if the jobs end up posted near objectionable content? Read more. Building a Successful Employee Engagement Program We hear a lot of talk about employee engagement. But it's hard to find companies that have a sustainable, measurable strategy and process for driving engagement. Why is this? Because it's hard. The success of an employee engagement program doesn't involve a single tool or training. In fact, it goes way beyond the standard employee engagement survey that we spend so much time, energy and money implementing. A sustainable strategy to employee engagement requires a structured framework and approach for designing the content, sequence, and communications for any initiative. Read on. Is Obesity Protected by the ADA? Things have definitely changed in recent years in how obesity is viewed. Previously, under the ADA, obesity was not considered a disability, but medical issues that resulted from the condition may have been covered. However, since the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) was instituted that status has changed. The ADAAA puts much broader parameters on "major life activities" meaning that morbid obesity now falls into the protected category. Read on. E-Verify Unavailable During Government Shutdown The United States Citizenship & Immigration Service (USCIS) has announced that the "E-Verify" system for checking job candidates' authorization to work in the United States will be offline during the government shutdown that began October 1, 2013, and telephone and email support and training services will also be unavailable. USCIS has stated that while the system is unavailable: The "three-day rule" for E-Verify cases is suspended; and The time period for employees to resolve "tentative nonconfirmations" ("TNCs") of their work eligibility is suspended. That is, days on which the government is closed will not count toward the eight business days within which employees may contact the Social Security Administration or Department of Homeland Security to resolve TNCs. Note that the unavailability of E-Verify does not affect an employer's obligation to complete Form I-9. The form must still be completed on the usual three-day timetable. Furthermore, an employer may not take any adverse action against an employee whose E-Verify case is in an "interim case status" during the shutdown. Read more $20 Million Settlement in a Non-Poaching Agreement Case Three of the seven companies defending allegations that they violated U.S. antitrust law by agreeing not to recruit each other's employees agreed to settle all claims against them in In re: High-Tech Employee Antitrust Litigation for a total of $20 million. This putative class action and substantial settlement are important reminders of the caution required when considering any kind of agreement not to not to recruit or hire another company's employees. Read more |
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> FEATURE ARTICLE Recruiting on Facebook > TIP OF THE MONTH Building a Successful Employee Engagement Program > Q & A Is Obesity Protected by the ADA? > LEGAL UPDATES E-Verify Unavailable During Government Shutdown $20 Million Settlement in a Non-Poaching Agreement Case Area Temps, Inc. 1228 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115 Toll Free: 1.866.995.JOBS www.areatemps.com |
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