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Hiring Forms

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Application Form*
     There is no legal requirement that employers use employment applications. However, an appropriate employment application can serve several valuable functions. For example, an application form can be a useful initial screening device to eliminate applicants who do not have the necessary education, training, or experience for the job. If the prospective employer is seeking references from the applicant's previous employers, a signed application containing an appropriate release may encourage former employers to release the desired information. The release also can serve as a defense to any lawsuit an applicant might bring claiming the organization invaded his/her privacy by conducting the reference checks. Moreover, a signed application containing a clear employment-at-will statement makes it more difficult for an employee to later bring a breach of contract lawsuit if he/she is terminated. Finally, a statement on the application notifying an applicant that any information on the application found, after hire, to be false or misleading will be grounds for termination can help prevent or defend wrongful discharge claims.

     Note also that the law, interpreted through court decisions, prohibits the use of pre-employment inquiries and qualifying factors that disproportionately screen out members of protected classes (i.e., members of minority groups or members of one sex) if the inquiries are not valid predictors of successful job performance or cannot be justified by "business necessity."

Sample Application Form*

     This form provides the critical information concerning work history and several important statements concerning the employer-employee relationship.

Sample Drug Testing Consent Form*

By the attaching the sample form, the applicant consents to undergo a drug test and authorizes the testing facility to release the results to the employer.

SPBI Criminal History Conviction Information Request

I-9 Form and Instructions

The form is available to you in PDF format. PDF format allows you to view your form electronically on most computers. The freely available Adobe Acrobat reader is required to view and print PDF files.

Sample Supervisor's Checklist*
The sooner that new employees learn the workplace rules and practices when starting a new job, the sooner they become productive workers. Supervisors may wish to review the following topics with new workers.