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SEPTEMBER 2015
Smart Talent - Talent Matters
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Checking References? 10 Questions You Need to Check Out
Reference checks are a MUST for making great hires. Use these questions to stay legal -- and hire smart.
Employers May Discipline for Threats of Violence Caused by a Disability
On July 28, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals held, in Mayo v. PCC Stucturals, Inc., that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does not protect employees who threaten to kill coworkers, even when the threats are caused by a disability. After several recent decisions holding that disability-caused misconduct cannot form a basis for discharge, the court clarified that certain egregious misconduct can disqualify a disabled employee from receiving the ADA's protection, even when caused by the employee's disability.
Reining in Information Overload
Learn six ways to control "infobesity" with more effective triage.
Quotes from Actual Reference Checks (no joke!):
  • (rating oral communications): "Can I give a negative number?"
  • (evaluating written communications): "You mean when she finally turned in the reports due a week earlier?"
  • (listing strengths and weaknesses): "I'm sure there must be some strengths, but nothing jumps out at me."
  • (describing reason for separation): "It was a rather delicate and awkward situation. You should call her other past employers. I made the mistake of not doing that."

Source: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/do-you-know-what-your-references-will-say-true-quotes-from-reference-checks/
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