Hiring Compliance Basics

Hiring compliance basics, in plain language.

Educational explainers on the rules that touch everyday recruiting, each tied to official sources and reviewed on a schedule. Not legal advice.

FCRA Adverse Action Process: Pre-Adverse Action and Final Notices Explained

How the FCRA adverse action process works for employers: disclosure, the pre-adverse action notice, the waiting period, the final notice and records.

Form I-9 Requirements for Employers: Timing, Documents and Retention

A plain-language guide to Form I-9 requirements for employers: who completes it, Section 1 and 2, acceptable documents, retention and inspection readiness.

Pay transparency basics for employers: what to know before you post a job

Pay transparency basics for employers: what the federal wage baseline covers, why state and local rules vary, and a practical workflow for posting pay.

Ban the box basics for employers: fair-chance hiring explained for recruiters

Ban the box basics for employers: what fair-chance hiring means, how EEOC guidance on criminal records applies, and what changes in your workflow.

Form I-9 basics for recruiters: what must be completed and when

Form I-9 basics for recruiters: who completes Section 1 and Section 2, acceptable documents, timing, retention and the mistakes that slow onboarding.

E-Verify basics for employers: how the program works and where it fits with Form I-9

E-Verify basics for employers: what the program is, how it connects to Form I-9, when it may apply, and the workflow mistakes recruiters should avoid.

FCRA background check basics for employers: disclosure, consent and adverse action

Plain-language FCRA background check basics for employers: disclosure and written consent, pre-adverse and adverse action, and using criminal history fairly.

EEO basics for recruiters: what the EEOC enforces and what it means for hiring

EEO basics for recruiters in plain language: who is protected, what EEOC-enforced laws prohibit in ads, screening and testing, and common hiring mistakes.

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