Hiring compliance guides
24 guides in 4 topics
The rules behind a background check and a first day, read from the statute, the regulation or the agency's own handbook and dated. Each guide links the free tool that does its arithmetic and the vendor comparisons for the same step.
Background checks & screening
7 guides
- FCRA Background Check Rules for EmployersThe employer's FCRA sequence step by step: disclosure, authorization, certification to the CRA, pre-adverse notice, the wait and the adverse notice.Oct 2026
- Background Check Cost for EmployersWhat an employment background check costs and why: search types, court and DMV pass-through fees, packages against single searches, a worked example.Oct 2026
- MVR Checks for EmployersWhen a driving record check is a consumer report, the consent it needs, state record fees and the DOT rules for commercial drivers.Oct 2026
- How Long Does a Background Check Take?What takes time in an employment background check, search by search, from county courts to employment verification, and what employers can speed up.Oct 2026
- What Shows Up on an Employment Background CheckWhat each search in an employment background check can report, what it cannot, and the lookback limits that apply.Oct 2026
- What Is a Consumer Reporting Agency?What makes a background check company a consumer reporting agency under the FCRA, and why employers must use one for hiring decisions.Oct 2026
- Drug Testing for Employers: Rules and OptionsDrug test types, DOT and non-DOT programs, state limits on testing, and how the FCRA applies when a third party reports the results.Oct 2026
Adverse action & fair chance
7 guides
- Pre-Adverse vs Adverse Action NoticeThe two FCRA notices side by side: what each must contain, when to send it and what goes with it, from the report copy to the summary of rights.Oct 2026
- FCRA Summary of Rights: When to Send ItWhen A Summary of Your Rights Under the FCRA must go with a notice, which edition is current, and which states add their own notice.Oct 2026
- Ban the Box Laws by State and CityWhere employers may not ask about criminal history before an offer, who is covered and the extra notice rules, state by state and city by city.Oct 2026
- California Fair Chance Act: Employer StepsThe California Fair Chance Act step by step: the conditional offer, the individualized assessment, both notices and the applicant's response window.Oct 2026
- Individualized Assessment of Criminal RecordsHow to run an individualized assessment: the nature of the offense, the time passed and the job, with a worked example and what to keep on file.Oct 2026
- NYC Fair Chance Act: Process and NoticesNew York City's fair chance process for employers: the conditional offer, the Fair Chance Notice, the applicant's response time and the records to keep.Oct 2026
- Credit Checks for EmploymentFCRA rules for using credit reports in hiring, and the states and cities that limit employer credit checks.Oct 2026
Form I-9 & E-Verify
7 guides
- Form I-9 Employment Eligibility VerificationForm I-9, the employment eligibility verification form, for employers: Sections 1 and 2, Supplements A and B, each deadline and electronic completion.Oct 2026
- E-Verify Requirements by StateWhich states require E-Verify for all employers, only for public employers and contractors, or not at all, with the statute for each.Oct 2026
- E-Verify for Employers: Enrollment and the MOUHow to enroll in E-Verify, what the MOU asks of you, what it costs and how an E-Verify case fits with Form I-9.Oct 2026
- Form I-9 Authorized RepresentativeWho can complete Section 2 of Form I-9 for you, what the employer stays liable for, state limits, and the steps for a remote hire.Oct 2026
- Form I-9 Penalties and FinesPaperwork violations against knowing-hire violations, the current fine ranges, and how a Form I-9 inspection usually starts.Oct 2026
- E-Verify Further Action Notice and the TNCWhat to do after an E-Verify mismatch: the Further Action Notice, the employee's choice, the referral, case closure and what not to do meanwhile.Oct 2026
- Remote I-9 and the DHS Alternative ProcedureWho may use the DHS alternative procedure to examine Form I-9 documents remotely, the live video step and the records to keep.Oct 2026
Onboarding & HR compliance
3 guides
- Pay Transparency Laws by StateWhich states and cities require salary ranges in job postings, who is covered, what the posting must show and when each law took effect.Oct 2026
- Labor Law Poster Requirements for EmployersThe federal posters employers must display, the E-Verify participation and right-to-work posters, and how to post notices for remote workers.Oct 2026
- Employee Handbook Requirements by StateWhich policies state law requires employers to put in writing, state by state, and what every small-business handbook should carry.Oct 2026