Human resource professionals and hiring managers have developed a better way to gain insight into new hire’s backgrounds: information posted in social networking sites. About two years ago, I was often asked whether it was legal to google a job applicant, or to review his or her information posted on the Internet. While some lawyers
August 2009
Top ten mistakes employers make when drafting job descriptions
By Anthony Zaller on
Posted in Best Practices For California Employers
- Not drafting job descriptions because the employer believes that they are either useless or are not needed in small to medium sized companies.
- Not listing the essential functions of the job (i.e., the primary purpose the job exists).
- Listing functions that are not the essential functions of the job as essential functions. Employers should
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California Supreme Court holds employees’ privacy rights not invaded by video surveillance
By Anthony Zaller on
Plaintiffs Hernandez and Lopez were employed by Hillsides Children Center, Inc., which provided services to children with special needs and who were abused. Hillsides discovered that someone was accessing pornographic websites on a computer located in the Plaintiffs’ office late in the evening.
The employer, citing its mission to protect abused children and to protect…