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Employee Background Checks
Navigating Federal and State Rules
An ever-increasing number of employers are conducting some form of background check on job applicants and employees. In fact, in a 2004 study, the Society for Human Resource Management reported that 96 percent of human resource professionals indicated that their companies conduct some form of reference check on prospective hires. That number nearly doubled from 51 percent less than a decade ago.
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| | | | | | | | 7-2007
Alternative Dispute Resolution
An ADR Primer for General Counsel
Alternative methods of resolving disputes — usually some variation of mediation or arbitration — have become more prevalent in many industrial and commercial sectors over the last decade.
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| | | | | | | | 11-2006
The Best of Both Worlds
Outside Counsel with Prior In-House Experience Can Add Value to a Company's Bottom Line
Since the economic downturn of the early 1990's, in-house legal departments have become more focused on managing their work with — and assigning work to — outside counsel. General counsel continue to be held accountable for effective management of legal expenses, while also being required to meet high standards for the quality of the service they provide.
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