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…

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…

NY AG Press Release Relating To Employers, CRA’s and Article 23-A

Today the NY Attorney General issued a press release relating to employers’ and CRAs’ compliance with NY Article 23-A of the Corrections law. As you may know, NY Article 23-A of the Corrections law requires that employers consider a number…

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…

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…

Use of Credit Reports in Employment Screening is a Controversial Issue

Use of Credit Reports in Employment Screening has been a controversial subject, according to a recent article in Forbes. In the current economy, a lot of otherwise well qualified people may be having problems getting jobs because of a poor…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

Background Checks: Know Your Rights as an Applicant

As a job applicant, you may find yourself worrying about background checks to the point where you wonder if they will find out about that 4th grade test you cheated on. While employers won’t dig as far back as middle school, they certainly…

Pre-Employment Hiring: The Proper Procedures To Use

Thinking of hiring some new employees? Are you concerned about the kind of talent that you may be getting? You should be worried about these types of things if you are in the role of hiring anyone. Pre-employment hiringprocedures should be…