The resignation of Yahoo Inc. CEO Scott Thompson last week, after it was discovered that he’d falsified information on his résumé, highlighted the importance of companies thoroughly reviewing the credentials of any job candidate. But recent policy shifts by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and a proposal by the White House have called into question certain hiring criteria long considered standard by many employers.
As businesses steadily replace jobs that were lost in the recent economic downturn, managers, human resources staff, and executives will be looking to in-house counsel for guidance in hiring decisions. Now is a good time for companies to take a fresh look at their hiring policies, say lawyers at Nilan Johnson Lewis, a Minneapolis-based management-side firm.
