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Hiring & Onboarding

Everything that has to be right before and during an employee's first week: what an offer letter may promise, how to run a compliant background check under the FCRA, I-9 verification deadlines, and the notices new hires must receive.

Interview Questions You Legally Can't Ask
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Interview Questions You Legally Can't Ask
The interview questions that create discrimination evidence — and the lawful versions that get you the same information.
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New Hire Paperwork: The Complete Checklist
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New Hire Paperwork: The Complete Checklist
The complete day-one stack: I-9, W-4, state new-hire reporting, wage notices, and benefits deadlines — in order.
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Form I-9 Compliance: Deadlines, Documents and Penalties
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Form I-9 Compliance: Deadlines, Documents and Penalties
I-9 deadlines (day one and three business days), acceptable documents, retention math, and audit exposure — per USCIS.
8 min read
Background Checks: The FCRA Compliance Guide
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Background Checks: The FCRA Compliance Guide
The FCRA's exact sequence for employment background checks — disclosure, authorization, pre-adverse and adverse action — per FTC guidance.
9 min read
Offer Letters That Don't Become Contracts
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Offer Letters That Don't Become Contracts
What belongs in an offer letter, the phrases that create contract claims, and the at-will language that protects you.
8 min read

State rules, by state

Verified against each state's statute or labor agency.