Content about Employment

March 15, 2013
Criminal Background Checks

The use of criminal background checks by employers is being closely watched.

Concerns that convictions among African Americans and Hispanics were causing hiring discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunity Council has issued new guidelines regarding employer use of criminal records under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. According to the Pew Center on the States 2010 study, while one in every 87 white men in America have been incarcerated, among Hispanics it is 1-in-36 and blacks it is 1-in-12.

October 22, 2012
Wage-hour issues to consider during the holidays

By Bruce M. Cross, Perkins Coie LLP

September 20, 2012
Hiring survey indicates best holiday job market in five years

An annual seasonal hiring survey released by Snagajob indicates that more holiday jobs will be available this year than have been expected in any previous season in the study’s five-year history. 


September 6, 2012
Real Mex Restaurants chooses PeopleAnswers for employee screening

PeopleAnswers and Real Mex Restaurants said the pair has executed a software licensing agreement that will bring the PeopleAnswers HR solution to Real Mex for pre-screening, selecting and hiring managers.

July 26, 2012
Assessing the Perfect Hire

By Jason Hamilton, Snagajob

May 24, 2012
Being Prepared for Turnover as More Retail Workers Say ‘I Quit’

By Rick Parker, Snagajob

May 21, 2012
Understanding Turn Around Times for Background Screening

By Jon Cano, HR Plus

April 12, 2012
Jobless claims up, but consumer confidence also increases

Figures released by the Labor Department showed that more Americans than forecast filed applications for jobless benefits last week, reinforcing concern that the labor-market recovery will be slow to develop.

February 15, 2012
Survey: Retail hiring managers concerned about top-worker turnover

A survey released Wednesday by WorkInRetail.com found that 45% of retail hiring managers are concerned that their top workers will leave the organization in 2012.

January 20, 2012
TownShoes selects PeopleAnswers to improve employee recruiting process

PeopleAnswers and Canada-based Town Shoes, which sells under Town Shoes and The Shoe Company, announced a software licensing agreement for the retailer to use the PeopleAnswers’ human-relations solution in its 124 stores across Canada for pre-employment screening and employee selection.

November 29, 2011
The Pros and Cons of Outsourcing Employee, Family and Medical Leave Administration

By Julie S. Lucht, Perkins Coie LLP

November 23, 2011
Rose Paving among Chicago’s top 100 workplaces

Rose Paving Co., a leader in national parking lot management, has been named once again a Chicago Tribune Top Workplace for 2011.

November 3, 2011
Sycamore Partners acquires 51% interest in Limited’s Mast Global Fashions

Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm based in New York, and Limited Brands announced that Sycamore has acquired a controlling 51% interest in Mast Global Fashions, the third-party apparel sourcing division of Limited Brands.

October 24, 2011
Focus on the Future


The retail workforce is typically young, inherently social and incredibly smart. Optimizing the power of these employees will require retailers to develop social, “gamified” platforms that enable associates to connect with each other, their work, rich information/content and real-time inventory information. The vision: People, inventory and work are all accessible via a social networking platform. Work is performed collaboratively, and with an array of available resources.


October 11, 2011
Conference Board Employment Index declines in September

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index, released Tuesday, showed a decrease in September to 100.95, down from the revised figure of 101.37 in August.

September 6, 2011
Ex-employee sues Borders over mass layoffs

A Friday report by Reuters said that a former Borders Group employee is attempting to represent a class of about 300 Ann Arbor, Mich., workers in suing the bankrupt retailer for not giving proper notice of impending mass layoffs.

August 11, 2011
Crabtree & Evelyn chooses PeopleAnswers for pre-employment selection

PeopleAnswers and Crabtree & Evelyn announced on Thursday a software licensing agreement for the retailer to use the PeopleAnswers HR solution for pre-employment screening and selection for hourly employees and store managers in its 72 stores across the United States in preparation for the holiday season.

August 10, 2011
The power of background checks in retail

By William F. Hauswirth, president of IntelliCorp

July 19, 2011
CVS settles Rhode Island discrimination claim

An Associated Press report on Tuesday said that CVS Caremark Corp. has resolved a complaint over a pre-hiring questionnaire that could discriminate against those with certain mental conditions.

July 12, 2011
Annie Get Your Gun … and Bring it to Work

By Daniel J. Schuch, Nelsy C. Gómez and David L. Barron

July 7, 2011
Rite Aid announces exec shifts in HR and Ops

Rite Aid Corp. said Thursday that it has shifted executive VP store operations Brian Fiala to the position of executive VP human resources, responsible for all aspects of human resources, including training, recruitment, talent management, compensation and benefits and labor relations.

April 13, 2011
Focus on: Human Resources


RadioShack has improved its hiring decisions chainwide with the use of a behavioral assessment solution. The Web-based solution is designed not only to make the overall hiring process more efficient, but also to improve performance and reduce turnover by helping to identify the candidate who is the best fit for a given position and is thus more likely to perform better on the job. 


April 11, 2011
Avoiding unique employment law challenges posed by the Generation Y work force

By Lonnie Giamela, Partner, Fisher & Phillips LLP

March 10, 2011
Jobless claims in U.S. increase a more-than-expected 397,000 last week

A report released Thursday by the U.S. Labor Department showed that jobless claims in the United States rose by 26,000 for the week ended March 5, to 397,000.

March 9, 2011
American Apparel founder and CEO hit with $250 million teen sex suit

Dov Charney, the controversial founder and CEO of American Apparel, has been hit with his most serious lawsuit to date.

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