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Hiring

Background Checks

• Employer requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
• Social Intelligence Corporation Closing Letter-Finding that collection of social media information is subject to the FCRA

Child Labor Restrictions

• Federal
• Federal Child Labor Regulations
• Montana
• Summary of Montana Child Labor Laws
• Montana Child Labor Law

Discrimination

• The Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures are regulations issued by EEOC, OFCCP and other federal agencies. The Guidelines apply to all selection procedures used to make employment decisions, including interviews, review of experience or education from application forms, work samples, physical requirements, and evaluations of performance.

Drug, Alcohol and Polygraph Tests

For some jobs including many in transportation, national defense or nuclear power, drug and alcohol testing is required. In Montana, the Constitutional privacy provision limits drug and alcohol testing to positions that fall under those permitted in the Workforce Drug and Alcohol Testing Act.

• Federal
• Federal Motor Carrier Drug and Alcohol Testing - Overview
• Polygraph Protection Act
• Montana
• Montana Workforce Drug and Alcohol Testing Act
• Lie detector tests prohibited.

Immigration

Employers must confirm the work eligibility of new hires - generally withing three days of hire- by using the form I-9. Some employers are required to use the E-Verify process to confirm the information on the I-9 is valid.

• Form I-9 (Used to document work eligibility)
• E-Verify (On-Line verification of work eligibility required of federal contractors and optional for other employers
• Manual for Employers (M-274) Contains Information used to verify work eligibility

New Hire Reporting

Every new hire must be reported to state government within 20 days of hire. In Montana, you may complete and submit a new hire report form or you may report electronically. Here are the instructions. 

 

Recordkeeping

• Applicant Flow Record Keeping Requirements for federal contractors

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