Ban on Inquiring About Salary History

To address gender disparity related to pay, several states and local governments have prohibited employers asking candidate and their employers about their salary history. California Labor Code Section 432.3 prohibits employers from requesting salary history.  Additionally, California employers must provide the range salary of an open position when requested by candidates. Connecticut Public Act No….

How to Hire Seasonal Employees Amidst Low Unemployment Rates

How to Hire Seasonal Employees Amidst Low Unemployment Rates

It may seem counterintuitive as we still have a few holidays to go before the retail madness of Black Friday and Christmas ensues, but now is the perfect time to start thinking about hiring seasonal employees. As you’ve probably noticed, “Christmas creep” is a very real phenomenon, where stockings can be seen hung with care…

Have You Tried This in Your Diversity Approach?

Have You Tried This in Your Diversity Approach?

A diverse team is powerful. Integrating unique backgrounds at work paves the road to increased productivity and innovation. Unfortunately, diversity in the workplace is looked at through a narrow lens more often than not. Though incorporating different race and gender are essential to a flourishing team, there are other aspects to highly consider. For example,…

I-9 and E-verify solutions

I-9 and E-verify solutions

Our SmartHire I-9 and E-verify offering smartly satisfies the various U.S. Citizenship and Immigrant Services (USCIS) requirements in relation to creating, signing, collecting and retaining Form I-9 electronically. Our workflow offers tools to help reduce errors and promote compliance. Our system greatly improves the accuracy of Form I-9 completion. Additionally, it comes with a full…

How Leaders Affect the Mental Health of Their People

How Leaders Affect the Mental Health of Their People

Mental health is something that is increasingly being discussed in the workplace today, and rightly so. It is an area that we need to give more attention to because workplaces are becoming more and more stressful. It seems that there is more pressure and more stress placed on people than ever before. In this blog…

Creating a Start-Up? Start Off Right with Employee Background Checks

Creating a Start-Up? Start Off Right with Employee Background Checks

When starting a business, you’re utterly dependent on the people working with you. Without them, you can’t launch an effective marketing campaign, develop your products, build your website, or organize your finances. What they do and how they behave is essential to the long-term success of your business. Many entrepreneurs starting up, however, don’t take…

Changing the Work Environment to Improve Productivity

Changing the Work Environment to Improve Productivity

Your physical environment affects your mood, no matter how much you try to ignore it. Spending your work days in a dark, cold room is depressing for everyone. A poor physical environment in the workplace does more than depress your workers: their productivity is also affected. Comfortable, happy employees not only appreciate their workplace, but…