Labor/Employment
Mar. 10, 2011
Investigating Prospective Employees in the Information Age
Employers need to be careful that their screening processes do not have a discriminatory impact. By Scott A. Freedman and Jessica A. Barajas of Morris Polich & Purdy LLP.
Can employers still do background checks? If so, what sort of information can they uncover without violating an employee's rights?
One question that employers like to ask is what type of investigation they can do regarding a potential employee. Generally, employers can conduct whatever investigation the potential employee authorizes them to conduct. However, employers still need to be careful when using b...
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