We are extremely pleased to announce that Dresser & Associates has joined Net@Work, one of the most respected Sage Software Partners in North America and an award-winning end-to-end technology solutions provider. You will see very little change relative to your Sage Software support, really just a name change.
Employers are required to complete and retain a Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) for all new hires. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently released a revised version of the form. The key revisions to the I-9 include:
Additional data fields, including the employee’s foreign passport information (if applicable) and telephone and e-mail address (voluntary);
More detailed instructions on how to complete the …Read More
Nicole Goldstein
Dresser & Associates
As a general rule, any question asked during the selection and interview process must be related to the job and the function of that job. Even “legal” questions can be inappropriate if the employer cannot demonstrate a job related need for asking the question. Additionally, legal questions can also be improper if they are used to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or disability. For example, it can be …Read More
Nicole Goldstein
Dresser & Associates
The interviewing process can be tricky. It is important to ask questions that will provide enough information to determine which candidate is best suited for the job, while staying within the federal guidelines of what you are allowed to ask. As you may know, the federal government prohibits employers from making hiring decisions on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, disability, veteran status, national origin, age, political …Read More
Nicole Goldstein
Dresser & Associates
Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) will result in a number of new changes to the way that healthcare is offered and provided. The areas of most significant change relate to increased coverage options that will move the marketplace in the direction of better consumer protections. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services via HealthCare.gov, the overall goal of the PPACA is to, “offer …Read More
Dresser and Associates
Dresser and Associates
In the previous blog, I spoke about ways that employers can make the entire background checking process easier and less stressful for potential applicants. In this entry, we are going to go over some of the more nitty gritty details about discriminating against an employee based on their criminal history.
Here are some quick stats:
Every year more than 700,000 people are released from U.S. prisons looking for work
Millions of Americans – one in …Read More
Abigail Gustafson
Dresser & Associates
