2007 ESR Newsletters

January, 2007

• New Trend - Local Governments Assisting Re-entry Of Ex-offenders Into The Workforce By Not Asking About Past Criminal Convictions On Employment Applications
• New US-European Passenger Agreement Demonstrates Importance Of Privacy Considerations For HR Professionals
• New Study Effecting Use of Credit Reports:???Medical Debt Paid For By Credit Cards
• ESR Announces 2007 Speaking Schedule

February, 2007

• The Use of Employment Credit Reports Seen As a Civil Rights Issue
• FAQ: Can Employers Copy Documents Used for I-9 Verifications?
• From The Mailroom: How Far Back Should an Employer Check Criminal Records
• New ESR Services:???I-9 Authorization, Integrity Checks and Vendor Checks???

March, 2007

• Alert!???Old Law Can Be Bad Law When It Comes to Keeping Employers Out Of Court
• Credit Bureaus Increasing Requirements For Employment Credit Reports
• From The Mailroom:???Should an Employer Use Facebook or MySpace to Screen Applicants?
• ESR Speaking Schedule

April, 2007

• Recent Negligent Hiring Case Resulting from Workplace Murder Underscores Risks When Employers Hire Blindly
• International Screening vs. Global Screening
• National Screening Convention Held in Texas
• ESR Speaking Schedule and Educational Opportunities

May, 2007

• Hot Off The Press:???Federal Court Rules that a Background Firm can Reasonably Rely on Court Records Even if the Court Made a Mistake
• ???Cyber Slamming???--Another Reason to be Careful ???Googling??? a Candidate
• From the Mailroom:???How Can a Background Firm Train Their Staff Members?
• ESR Speaking Schedule and Educational Opportunities

June, 2007

• New U. S. Supreme Court Case Decided June 4, 2007 on ???Willfulness??? Under the FCRA May Have Dramatic Impact on Employers and Screening Firms in the Future
• New Restrictions on the Use of Credit Reports
• From the Mailroom:???How do Background Checks Actually Protect Employers from a Bad Hire?
• ESR Speaking Schedule and Educational Opportunities

July, 2007

• Genuine "Fake" Diplomas on the Rise
• The Top Five Reasons NOT to Use Home-Based Operators to Perform Employment and Education Verifications
• Free Interview Generator Tool Available to Employers
• ESR Speaking Schedule and Educational Opportunities

August, 2007

• Urban Myth: Licensed Professionals Such as Doctors, Lawyers or Teachers, Do Not Need Background Checks
• Electronic Signature Law Allows Paperless Background Checks
• E-Verify New Name for the Basic Pilot Program for Online Right to Work Verification
• ESR President Featured on SHRM Home Page

September, 2007

• Urban Myths Continued - Credit Scores are Utilized for Employment
• Adverse Action Letters: A Critical Step for Employers
• In the News: Background Checks of Volunteers
• ESR Announcements and Seminars

October, 2007

• Hot Off The Press: Ninth Circuit Ruling Vacating Previous Judgment Demonstrates Why Background Screening Requires Expertise
• The Use of Military Records for Employment
• Urban Myth: Courts Destroy Criminal Records That Have Been Set Aside or Expunged
• ESR Featured In Two Human Resources Articles In National HR Publications

November, 2007

• Hot Off The Press: Despite Their Resources, an FBI and CIA Background Check Fails to Uncover an Applicant with False Credentials
• New I-9 form Released for Employers
• Urban Myth: A Social Security Trace Report from a Background Firm is from the Government
• ESR in the News! ESR is the Official Background Screening Firm for Real Santas

December, 2007

• ESR Travels to the UK, India and Japan to Investigate International Screening
• Why Employers Cannot Assume the Government is Screening Workers from Abroad
• Types of International Checks ??? Screening Versus Investigation
• ESR Speaking Schedule for 2008

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