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Hiring Without Fear: Seven Keys to LawsuitFree Recruiting

Hiring is fraught with pitfalls. The more you and your companys managers scrutinize job candidates the more increase your risk of lawsuits. Probing questions job applications background, credit and reference checks drug testing and other measures can expose you to legal action. But the worst thing you could do is compromise your recruiting efforts and hire the wrong people. In this conference well show HR executives and managers how to have it both ways maintain your rigorous recruiting standards while reducing the risk of lawsuits. In this seminar our speaker, employment law attorney Jodi Plavner, will explore the seven key areas of vulnerability: Employment applications how to design them so they capture critical information without violating the law Questioning candidates: What questions can you and your managers ask during job interviews? And what questions should you avoid? Reference checks: How many do you need? What questions should you ask? How can you get around neutral references? Criminal record checks: What can and should you check and consider? Credit checks: In what circumstances can you, and cant you, do them? How can you get useful information while complying with the Fair Credit Reporting Act? Drug testing: Should you do it and when? Documentation What documents will save the day if a job candidate accuses your company of age, gender, race or any other type of discrimination? ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Jodi Plavner is a Partner in Wolf, Block, Schorr and SolisCohen LLPs Labor and Employment Group. She represents clients on matters related to hiring, performance management, termination, equal employment opportunity, drug testing workplace safety concerns, and employee policy and benefit matters. In the past year, Jodi has conducted over 50 training sessions nationwide. She received her B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and received her J.D. cum laude from Temple University School of Law. We hope you can attend the event

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