MONTHLY EDUCATION INFORMATION UPDATE!
Each month, GroupOne will email customers through  the  GP1 Report information to assist human resource offices with updates on the Fair Credit Reporting Act, compliance, employment verification, education  verification and licensure verification.


BAN THE BOX
It's not too late to learn about the movement 

Ban the box refers to a check box present on many standard job applications, whereby an applicant is asked whether they have any prior criminal history. Proponents of Ban the Box are seeking to eliminate this part of the application to enable people with criminal convictions a fair chance at finding employment. 

FAIR CHANCE HIRING LAWS
Does it make good business sense for Texas? 

Texas businesses leaders say they support criminal justice reforms that expand the state's workforce pool, but not  "ban the box"  requirements.  The issue was part of a legislative update Tuesday from Aaron Cox, chamber relations vice president for the  Texas Association of Business .  

WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR
This book will leave you in tears 

All lives have equal value. But some deaths seem particularly cruel.  When Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2013, he was a 36-year-old on the verge of making big contributions to the world with his mind and hands. He was a gifted doctor and a chief resident in neurosurgery at Stanford.
Full story here.

600 MINUTES
Exactly how are you maximizing your day? 

Readings, life experiences, highly successful projects and our failures must teach us something about our habits and behaviors. Do we as leaders, producers, job creators, role definers become less efficient as we apply more hours to our tasks?  The workplace environment has increased its stimuli gradually over the years.
Full story here.


Kim Hines
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