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August 2013

In This Issue:
Employment Law Note: Supreme Court Delivers Victories to Employers
4th Annual SmartTalent NFL Pick'em Contest
EEOC Guidelines for Conducting Criminal Background Checks
Productivity Tips: Keep Interviewing Simple

Tools: Dos and Don'ts for Conducting Criminal Background Checks

Employment Law Note: Supreme Court Delivers Two Late-Term Victories to Employers
Employers who lately have felt under siege by federal and state enforcement agencies can take comfort in two recent decisions by the United States Supreme Court. In University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar, a narrow Court majority held retaliation claims under Title VII to a stricter standard of proof than standard discrimination claims. In Vance v. Ball State University, the same majority narrowly defined "supervisor" for purposes of establishing an employer's vicarious, or strict, liability for harassment. Both decisions will make it more difficult for employees to establish claims of employment discrimination under federal law.

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Are You Ready for Some Football!?!?!?

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Straight Talk About EEOC Guidelines for Conducting Criminal Background Checks

To Check or Not to Check >


Productivity Tips: Keep Interviewing Simple
Want to make your hiring more productive? Get back to basics with your interviewing process.

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Tools: Dos and Don'ts for Conducting Criminal Background Checks

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Quote of the Month
"The best executive is the one who has sense enough to pick good men to do what he wants done, and self-restraint to keep from meddling with them while they do it."
-- Theodore Roosevelt

 
Hi Reader,

Resume fraud is rampant and the Internet has made it easier than ever to check a candidate's background. But is it good business practice? This month's Talent Matters will show you how to use the EEOC's guidance as a roadmap for safe conduct--and better quality hires.

Regards,

Wes Williams


Wes Williams
President and Managing Director
SmartTalent
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