E-Verify is an Internet-based system that checks employee information provided by employees on Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) against information from the Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration to ensure employees are authorized to work in the…

The previous blog post in this series focused on how to navigate in an environment where employers are continually trying to reduce healthcare costs while job-seekers are placing affordable healthcare at the top of their priority list. To further complicate…

An aging population, unhealthy lifestyles, and advances in medicine have all lead to one thing – higher health insurance costs. On top of that, the recent recession is making these increases even more painful for employers. As a result, employers…

This certainly is an interesting (for lack of a better word) time in employment. Between an extremely employee-friendly Obama administration that is churning out new employment laws and regulations like candy and a economic recession that has done its part…

It seems like nearly every other blog post we’ve written lately warns of the dangers of misclassifying W-2 Employees as 1099 Independent Contractors. Yet at the same time, our other blog articles are saying what a great thing contracting is…

It’s bad enough that many companies are taking the stance that they will no longer consider unemployed job seekers for their open positions.  Now it appears as though a growing number of them are using credit checks more frequently when…