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Users of Consumer Reports Have New Responsibilities As of November 1, 2008 Under the Federal Trade Commission’s Identity Theft Red Flag RegulationsNew FACTA regulations go into effect on November 1, 2008 and require the creation of a number of new policies and procedures for specified entities. Some of the regulations apply to all users of consumer reports, where others are specific to financial institutions and creditors. By Guest Author Pamela Q. Devata, Labor & Employment Attorney, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Read more...More employers are realizing that you can't 'judge a book by its cover' and are delving deeper into a candidate's background. By Guest Author Keith Greene, former Vice President of Readiness at the Society for Human Resource Management
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As we near the halfway point of fiscal 2008, 75% of our external hires are from employee referrals, 2% are from search firms, and we have stopped all newspaper advertising in our largest hiring market.
By Guest Author Ron Bower, Vice President and Director of Talent Sourcing, AmTrust Bank
What is a background check, anyway? Why are they important? What makes an employeescreenIQ background check different? And more...
Read more...Legislative Updates
7/2/2008 State of Vermont Announces New Court Access FeesEffective July 1, 2008 the state of Vermont has raised the court access fees from $10.00 to $30.00.
Read more...On June 10, 2008, Connecticut enacted a law which will require businesses that maintain personal information . . .
Read more...This ruling states that employers and TPA’s are not required to obtain the employee’s consent in order to release this information.
Read more...Upcoming Events
2008 ASHHRA Annual ConferenceOctober 12-14, 2008 at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, TX
Read more...October 28-30, 2008 at the The Westin Diplomat Hotel in Hollywood, FL.
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7/3/2008 employeescreenIQ PodCast Interview with SHRM COO China Miner-Gorman Read more...White Papers
White PapersInformation on best practices in employment screening, privacy concerns and legal compliance updates.
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The Many Terms and Meanings of Criminal Non-ConvictionsThere are multiple terms that tell us a criminal charge is a non-conviction. The terms used in any given court jurisdiction around the country can vary while essentially meaning the same thing.
Read more...Background checks on youth sports volunteers have exploded in popularity within the last few years. Administrators within these organizations take steps to protect children, recognizing the opportunity athletics affords people with bad intentions.
Read more...You spent a lot of time and energy developing a background screening process that allows you to hire the most qualified candidates and to minimize risk in the workplace. When it comes time to hire a contractor that will be placing their employees in your organization or in front of your clients . . .
Read more...What is a reasonable budget for a background check? Many companies approach this question from a logical purchasing perspective: find the cheapest product available that is sufficiently user-friendly.
Read more...Industry News
7/1/2008 Data Breaches Are Up 69% This Year, Nonprofit SaysThe Identity Theft Resource Center in San Diego tracked 342 data breach reports from Jan. 1 to June 27. More than one-third of the reports came from businesses, a 27 percent increase over business breaches for all of 2007.
Read more...The law includes required procedures for background checks, prohibits confidentiality agreements that hide criminality from future employers and requires ...
Read more...Tess Hedrick tells Fox 31 news that a supervisor lost background checks and sensitive personal information of employees--and is trying to cover it up. ...
Read more..."Based on the briefings we've received from the Capitol Police, there was a very serious problem and a failure to do adequate background checks. ...
Read more...Several police academy trainees have resigned after officials discovered that they had been hired despite failing the standard criminal background checks. ...
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Congratulations to Shelli Johnson of Adventist Health System, the Winner of our 42” Toshiba LCD Television Raffle Read more...Global Employment Screening Company Shares 10 Insights About Hot Topics Hiring Professionals Will Need to Track During the Upcoming Year
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