Hiring

68% of employers can’t find qualified workers

05/09/2017

Why can’t employers find workers to fill their positions when approximately 7.5 million Americans are unemployed, and millions more are working part-time because they can’t find a full-time job or have given up looking for work altogether?

Hiring mistakes hit small, midsized firms hardest

05/06/2017

Hiring the right people is hard for every organization, but the stakes are often higher for smaller employers.

How does the H-1B visa process work?

05/03/2017

Q. We have searched in the U.S. for a worker to fit a very specialized position at our company to no avail. We are considering using the H-1B program next year. How does the “lottery” process work?

How to stop lawsuits from failed candidates: Document why you hired the successful one

05/03/2017

Are you prepared to defend each decision not to hire someone? Be sure you can explain why the person you did pick was the most qualified applicant.

Trump order seeks overhaul of H-1B visas

04/25/2017

President Trump has long believed that foreign H-1B visa holders take good jobs from American workers. The visas are intended to help employers fill technical jobs for which not enough American workers can be found.

I-9 documents: Beware the ‘green card trap’

04/20/2017

A Papa John’s pizza franchise with 31 locations in Florida was ordered to pay $140,000 as part of a U.S. Justice Department investigation.

Under ‘ban the box,’ how to handle criminal background checks

04/19/2017

Beginning during the Great Recession, the EEOC began to aggressively push for what has become known as “ban the box”—shorthand for prohibiting employers from asking about past criminal history before making a job offer.

Courts won’t hold it against you: Take a chance on hiring raw candidate

04/19/2017

Taking a chance—hiring the minimally qualified applicant—may mean having to turn around and terminate him a short time later. That’s usually fine.

Hot labor market could be hazardous for employers

04/18/2017

March payroll figures exceeded analysts’ expectations, as employers added 263,000 new jobs nationwide.

What H-1B rule changes mean for employers

04/16/2017

Recent rule-tightening by the Trump administration seeks to curtail abuses and force companies to use coveted H-1B slots for high-paying, specialized positions.