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Why Performing Due Diligence Is A Must

Did you know that a number of job applicants may try to fudge some parts of their resume in order to get the job? It happens more often than we like to think, but there are ways to counter this. Primarily, using due diligenceduring pre-employment screening will help with this. Calling The References It may seem […]

Controversial Issue: Asking About Prior Criminal Activity During Hiring Process

Nationwide, Over 50 Cities and Counties—Including New York City—Have “Ban The Box” In 1998, Hawaii had the distinction of becoming the first state to adopt ban-the-box. Momentum for the policy has grown exponentially, particularly in recent years. Just in 2013, four states have passed legislation and a fifth state embraced ban-the-box through an executive order. […]

Fair Credit Reporting Act Compliance: With Regard to Volunteer Background Checks

A 66-year-old school volunteer in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was charged with sexual abuse of a 5-year-old student in February. Robert Milne, a long-time Rotary Club member, began participating with the Albuquerque Reads program as a volunteer reader in 2012, before the district implemented a volunteer background screening requirement. It is stories like this one that have […]

The truth about criminal background checks

Pre-hiring criminal background checks have become a must for companies in evaluating an employee. Instances of sexual harassment, work place violence, and theft can cost a company, not only directly, but also in litigation. However conducting a criminal background check is not as easy as many believe, according to Justifacts. While there is a National Criminal Database that […]

Background Checks: New Jersey Proposes Tough “Ban the Box” Measure

Since the April 2012 revision of The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) Enforcement Guidance (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964), employers have walked a fine line toward compliance. EEOC’s guidance establishes strong defense against disparate impact (hiring policies and procedures that directly or indirectly discriminate against someone based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin). […]

How to Spot Diploma Mills on a Resume

The Federal Trade Commission defines Diploma Mills as institutions or a company that offers a “degree” for a flat fee in a short amount of time without, strictly speaking, a lot of course work or class assignments. They tend to use hard sale advertising to try to attack new “students,” being more interested in charging fees than giving […]

Conducting Background Checks for Employees

Making a wrong hiring decision can come back to haunt you, your other employees and your client base. Finding a replacement would also add extra cost and time and may even pose you to a potential lawsuit. Employees tend to falsify their applications, resulting in the wrong person being hired. However, conducting background checks for […]

Risk Management: Controlling Who Works For You

Excerpted from lcwlegal.com There is unquestionably a lot of risk to hiring new people. How they perform on the job will reflect on your business as a whole. Without proper management of that risk you could be facing some very serious issues on your hands. Risk management begins at the pre-hiring step. Controlling Who Is Working For […]

Employers Found Liable For Failure in Background Check Processes: The Consequences Facing One Assisted Living Center

There are many occupations in the United States which require employers to perform background checks. This is to ensure that the prospective employees do not have any criminal records or charges that may impede their ability to adequately perform the job, among other things. However sometimes employers either fail to complete background checks or are […]