Search Results - Legislation

Topic: President Obama's speech to the nation calling for clean energy as a cornerstone of progress...: ask this Congress to send me legislation that places a market-based cap on carbon pollution and drives the production of more renewable energy in America. And to support that innovation, we will invest $15 billion a year to develop technologies like wind power and solar power; advanced biofuels, clean coal, and more fuel-efficient cars and trucks built right here in America.” Read President Obama's Feb 24 speech text here.…; Added by Maureen Sharib to Earth Wind and Fire at 9:18am on February 25, 2009

Comment on: Topic 'Asking the tough questions...': en if you weren't being paid to do it? Ask yourself this question and you'll see what I mean - if you can honestly answer it you'll be smiling. This is my recruiting barometer - no matter how tough someone is, having this information means we can have a critical discussion about the position relative to total compensation. Mind you, I don't believe any recruiter can have a reasonable talk about comp without knowing the content of local and national salary trends, cost-of-living data, and impending local and state legislation (this is how NY state will drive away business). But the larger question to ask yourself is how well do you really know your candidate?…; Added by Steve Levy at 7:29am on March 29, 2009

Comment on: Blog Post 'Techniques to remember a Candidate': ts use a common database & obviously that is where the candidate search starts. If I see a candidate who has what I am looking for I will then go to the consultant that dealt with the candidate to get a 2nd opinion. He / Her may have interviewed the candidate 3 years ago. By typing the name a photo comes up and person will immediately identify with the candidate. Again I stress there is no legislation that prevents us from taking a photo. Let me ask you a question - if you send out a candidate that has a severe impediment but is right for the job do you tell the client what to expect?…; Added by John Comyn at 1:45am on November 16, 2011

Comment on: Blog Post 'Poverty & Jobs In America': ment. To answer your question, I think the best way to help the poor & increase the middle class starts with legislation. The minimum wage in most states isn't a living one, so that's the first step - particularly when it comes to tipped labor, considering that their hourly minimum wage hasn't increased since 1970. I also think that the repealing of binding arbitration clauses in employment agreements as an unfair constraint of labor would help make employers more accountable for putting control back into the hands of workers, most of whom aren't covered by a CBA, are at will and therefore are basically unable to litigate to facilitate changes to improve salary, working or living conditions. Matt…; Added by Matt Charney at 11:59am on January 16, 2014

Comment on: Blog Post 'Candidates Experience Discrimination After Just One Month Unemployed': ice manager for a large tax franchise and we needed to hire 50 to 60 people very quickly for tax season to fill tax preparer positions. This company wanted to pay a relatively low wage. I suggested we look to the people registered on the EDD's job bank. The owner said to me "you really think hiring people who are out of work are going to be "good" choices"? This "so and so" was SERIOUS. Here the guy barely wants to pay over minimum wage and the job is only going to last about 8 weeks and he had "reservations" about hiring people who have been unemployed. I'm not sure if here in CA and legislation is in process to ban discrimination against unemployed individuals, but if there is we need better legislation than dictating how an ad is worded. For a long time here in CA ads came right out and said "unemployed individuals will not be considered." Now, ads tend to say "must have recent experience within xxx amount of days." This time frame usually ranges from 30 days to 90 days, which of course will disallow many people from applying for the job. The other issue is companies noting limitations on who can apply based on locality. Many jobs state "local residents only will be considered." I was thinking at one time of relocating to Florida. I was thinking of buying a home down there, but I wanted to have a job in hand before making the move. I applied for a job, did not require any moving assistance from prospective employers in the area. Every single one replied "we like your background, but unfortunately cannot consider you for the position because you don't live in the area." How depressing that I live in the USA, but cannot apply for a job wherever I'd like to live in the USA. I have known individuals who got "addresses" in the cities they want to apply by using an address of a friend in that area or by using mail box addresses. Either way, the whole situation is a sad statement of the situation, at least here in the USA, for unemployed individuals. …; Added by Theresa OKeefe at 8:30am on September 1, 2012

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Blog Post: What is E-Verify, and Why Do Recruiters Need to Know?: E-Verify is an online system that checks information provided on an employee's Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) against data from the Social Security Administration and Department of…; Added by Debbie Fledderjohann at 10:24am on July 20, 2012

Blog Post: The President's Sick Leave Proposal: Good for People, Good For Business

Sometimes employees get sick. Sometimes employees have babies. Sometimes employees' babies get sick. Such illnesses, life events and family crises are an inevitable part of…

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Blog Post: President Obama Moves to Make "Unemployed Discrimination" Illegal: Over the past year or so, many people have gotten up in arms over job ads that specifically state that unemployed candidates will not be considered for open positions. Now the practice has caught…; Added by Debbie Fledderjohann at 2:52pm on October 5, 2011

Blog Post: How the economy affects UK recruiters