For Tanna Klima, accepting a job applicant’s resume automatically ensures a few things will follow. As with most employment supervisors, Klima, the human resources manager for a small veterinary clinic in Sacramento, California, job one is checking the person’s listed references. But Klima doesn’t stop there. “I look up every single applicant on Facebook,” she … Continue reading
At least 28 states have proposed measures this session to require drug testing or screening for public welfare benefits, principally under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Three states have enacted such proposals: Georgia passed HB 861, requiring drug testing for all TANF applicants; Tennessee passed SB 2580, requiring drug testing of welfare … Continue reading
U.S. foreclosure activity in the first quarter of this year — as measured by the number of default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions — was at its lowest level since the fourth quarter of 2007. Foreclosure filings were reported on 572,928 properties this past quarter, about 1 out of every 230 U.S. housing units. … Continue reading