by ESS | Jun 18, 2021 | Background Screening, News, Post COVID Hiring
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released a press release on May 28th regarding new guidelines for workers and employers regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. The press release is summarized below and edited for brevity. The press release On May 28th the US...
by ESS | Dec 18, 2020 | Background Screening, Drug Testing, Employment Verification, Post COVID Hiring
Over the past few weeks Americans and citizens worldwide have been able to take a cautious sigh of relief. The FDA approval of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines has given us the sense that there is light at the end of the tunnel and that sometime soon, hopefully within...
by ESS | Dec 3, 2020 | Background Screening, Drug Testing, Employment Verification, Post COVID Hiring
Pre-COVID or Post-COVID- Your Standards Should Be the Same If your company is looking for new employees, as many are during this pandemic, your potential hires may be hired to work from home—this should not change your standards in hiring. It seems odd to have to say...
by ESS | Nov 6, 2020 | Background Screening, Drug Testing, Employment Verification, Post COVID Hiring
The pandemic has forced unemployment on much of America and this leaves many holes in the employment market. There is a greater need for workers and a greater pool of applicants. The applicants can be chosen from a variety of criteria, and drug testing, and background...
by ESS | Oct 23, 2020 | Background Screening, Drug Testing, Post COVID Hiring
There are now 33 states that have made Marijuana legal for medical use, and 11 states that have made Marijuana legal for recreational use, so what does this mean for employers and employees? Though Marijuana is legal in most states, it is still classified by the...
by ESS | Sep 24, 2020 | Drug Testing, News, Post COVID Hiring
Each year Quest Diagnostics provides it’s annual Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index (DTI). What this shows us is high level numbers on how much people that are trying to get hired are using and testing positive for drugs. This trend has been on an uptick the...
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