ESR Publications, News Articles and Safe Hiring Knowledge Base


		*ESR Publications, News Articles and Safe Hiring Knowledge Base*
	This page contains articles and special reports written by the ESR staff on issues affecting Pre-Employment Screening., as well as news articles quoting ESR. All articles are copyrighted, and may not be reproduced or republished without permission. Additional information, including ESR 50 state legal compliance information, is available for ESR clients. Short Course on Pre-employment Screening, Safe Hiring and Due Diligence General Introduction to Pre-employment Screening and Safe Hiring Criminal Records Reference Checking Credit Reports Employment Applications and Safe Hiring Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and Legal Considerations Safe Hiring Audit Staffing Industry Health Care Hiring Loss Prevention Professionals Drug Testing Small Business, Consumers and Safe Hiring High Tech and VC backed Ventures Hotel and Hospitality Industry International Screenings General Articles Working with ESR Safe Hiring Manual Short Course on Pre-employment Screening, Safe Hiring and Due Diligence Click here for a series of articles that provide a short course on Pre-employment screening Back to Top General Introduction to Pre-employment Screening and Safe Hiring Background Screening Can Help Boss and Applicants--Article in the Sunday San Francisco Examiner/Chronicle in the Career Search Section--View Point column by Lester S. Rosen, President of Employment Screening Resources. NEW: Article on Effective Pre-employment Background Screening from the Spring Issue of Protective Operations, The Journal of Security Services, Risk Management, Investigation and Consulting, a new national magazine, by Les Rosen, President of ESR. Ten Safe Hiring Tools --Ten Tools Employers can use immediately to promote safe hiring that don't cost a dime!! by Les Rosen, President of ESR (reprinted from the San Francisco Chronicle) NEW! Background Screening and Safe Hiring-An Introduction--A article by ESR founder Lester S. Rosen-- Reprinted from the April, 2002 edition of Occupational Health and Safety Magazine (www.ohsonline.com ) For ESR Clients only: 50 state background screening compliance guide- exclusively for ESR clients: state by state guide to the proper use of arrests, criminal convictions, state FCRA laws, reference checking, and other helpful information-exclusive for the use of ESR clients. Contact ESR Customer Service Back to Top Criminal Records Checking for Crimes: What employers can--and can't--find out about applicants--Column in the Sunday San Francisco Examiner career Section by Lester S. Rosen, President of Employment Screening Resources Special Report on Using and Obtaining Criminal Records--Part One This is a review of the area of obtaining and using criminal records. There are a number of legal and practical considerations that are discussed. For example, it is not lawful to automatically exclude an applicant because of a criminal conviction, and it is unlawful to consider certain criminal records. A pre-employment firm must know what records an employer can legally possess. Reprinted in HR.com Crimes, Criminals and Hiring --A PowerPoint presentation--Special PowerPoint Presentation on this critical area by Lester S.. Rosen, Attorney at Law and President, Employment Screening Resources. (C) 2002 by Lester S. Rosen Back to Top Reference Checking Use Your References Well--Article in the Sunday San Francisco Examiner/Chronicle in the Career Search section--View Point Column by Lester S. Rosen, President of Employment Screening Resources. Special Report: Obtaining Employment References. This special report discusses the current state of California law pertaining to both giving and requesting references. It also reviews the procedures used by ESR in it's reference checking services. Watch for Employment Gaps --This little story about a computer school will tell you all you need to know. (Based upon an interview with ESR Presidents Les Rosen, reported in Workforce.com) Back to Top Credit Reports A guide to "Credit Reports and Job Hunting," published on-line at www.MedCAREERS.com and HR.com. Article by ESR for both employers and job applicants on the role of credit reports and employment Back to Top Employment Applications and Safe Hiring Why applications are key--Column in the Sunday San Francisco Examiner/Chronicle by Lester S. Rosen, President of Employment Screening Resources. See also, Sample Application form (Word Format) (NOTE: Under the FCRA additional forms are needed to perform a pre-employment screening. Criminal Records, Employment and Employment Applications -- A special ESR report on the language that should be in an application form concerning criminal history. NEW!! The Top 10 Signs You Are Hiring A Lawsuit Waiting To Happen Les Rosen (reprinted form HR.com)--Employee lawsuits often catch employers by surprise. Yet, an examination of the employee's application shows that an employer could often have predicted well in advance that they were hiring a lawsuit just waiting to happen. Back to Top Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and Legal Considerations Special Report: Complying with the Fair Credit Reporting Act in Four Easy Steps. This special report by ESR reviews the steps that employers need to take to comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act in conducting Pre-employment background screening of job applicants through a Consumer Reporting Agency such as Employment Screening Resources. Reprinted from HR.com. Special Report: Obtaining and Using Background Screening Information for Applicant Background Screening. This article reviews some of the laws affecting pre-employment screening, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as special considerations concerning criminal records, credit reports, date of birth and age and other matters. Working with the Fair Credit Reporting Act Article on the FCRA for Loss Prevention and Internal Security Departments, covering the role of internal security in doing pre-employment screenings and investigation of current employees under the FCRA. Only in California: The Strange Sage of AB 655--Critical New Rules Affecting Safe Hiring in California Article by ESR President and Attorney Les Rosen on the history and status of the legislation passed in California in 2002 drastically changing background screening. Prepared for the monthly magazine published by the Northern California Human Resources Association (NCHRA) (scheduled for October, 2002) National Criminal History Databases--Issues and Opportunities: Article by Carl Ernst and Les Rosen on criminal record databases. See>>> http://www.brbpub.com/CriminalHistoryDB.pdf Back to Top Safe Hiring Audit Safe Hiring Audit --An outline of 27 steps you can take during the recruiting, hiring, training, and post-hire stages to minimize any surprises concerning the background of one of your employees. By Lester S. Rosen, Attorney at law and President, Employment Screening Resources. Reprinted from WORKFORCE.com Safe Hiring Checklist -- A checklist that can be used by hiring manager to document whether your hiring process is a safe one. By Lester S. Rosen, Attorney at law and President, Employment Screening Resources. Reprinted from WORKFORCE.com Back to Top Staffing Industry Call a Halt to the Parade of Horribles--Pre-employment Screening: A Vital Part of Your Business--Feature article from the Nov/Dec. 199 issue of the SI (Staffing Industry) Review, containing lengthy quotes and materials form Employment Screening Resources. Excellent article for staffing companies. Back to Top Health Care Hiring Due Diligence for Medical Recruiters and Hospitals Problem doctors sometimes “slip through the cracks” during the credentialing process. A thorough due diligence program will minimize such risks. Article by ESR President Les Rosen, from www.Medcareers.com Outsourced Screening for Hospitals -- Special Report for hospitals and health care providers-- "Outsourced Pre-employment Screening," by Les Rosen, president of ESR. This is a report on how hospitals and health care facilitates outsource this important task. www.medcareers.com is the Internet's most comprehensive, easy-to-use site devoted exclusively to providing career and staffing solutions for healthcare professionals. Hiring Safe Health Care providers Safe Hiring and Risk Management -from the Association of Staff Physician Recruiters (ASPR) Fall, 2000 newsletter-article by Calvin Bruce, C.P.C and Les Rosen, President of ESR, on Physician Recruitment Risk Management and Pre-employment Screening for Hospitals and Health Care Organizations—A Critical Responsibility It is estimated that hospitals and health care providers pay $100,000,000 a year in damages for acts caused by people that they hire with a criminal records that cause damages to co-workers or patients. This article by ESR examines the risk-management aspects of health care providers and the reasons and steps to institute a program of pre-employment screening. Back to Top Loss Prevention Professionals NEW for Loss Prevention Professionals: Article on Effective Pre-employment Background Screening from the Spring Issue of Protective Operations, The Journal of Security Services, Risk Management, Investigation and Consulting, a new national magazine, by Les Rosen, President of ESR. Working with the Fair Credit Reporting Act Article on the FCRA for Loss Prevention and Internal Security Departments, covering the role of internal security in doing pre-employment screenings and investigation of current employees under the FCRA. Back to Top Drug Testing How firms handle workers' drug tests--column in the San Francisco Examiner Career Section by Lester S. Rosen, President of Employment Screening Resources. Back to Top Small Business and Safe Hiring NEW for Small Business owners--How to Avoid Hiring A Criminal for less then $20-- Five Easy Steps A Small Business Can Take Today This special report outlines five easy and inexpensive steps any employer can take TODAY to protect their business, as well as employees and customers. Also includes a Release form that an employer can use--an effective tool to promote safe hiring. Protecting Yourself When Inviting Workers Into Your Home --Five Easy Steps, by Les Rosen of Employment Screening Resources Back to Top High Tech and VC backed Ventures Info for Start-ups and Venture Capital backed firms--Do you know who you are hiring? A look at Pre-Employment Background Screening Article by ESR originally punished in the TriNet VCO Newsletter, a firm specializing in human resources management for start-ups and Venture Capital backed firms. Republished in HR.com Inflated expectations and exaggerated facts can lead to job-search frustration--Article from leading computer industry magazine InfoWorld, August 9, 1999, concerning employment reference checks and salary verification in the high-tech industry with extensive information provided by ESR. High tech resume traps--Article from leading computer industry magazine InfoWorld, August 16, 1999, concerning three resume pitfalls for high-tech workers that can delay or scuttle a job offer, quoting ESR Back to Top Hotel and Hospitality Industry Hospitality Industry and pre-employment screening Article in the Lodging Magazine about the importance of background screening for the lodging industry. Back to Top International Screenings International Background Screening Helpful pointers to keep in mind when evaluating a candidate who has come form a foreign country, or when hiring someone from abroad who will work for you in that country as a representative. Back to Top General Articles The ABC's of background screening --Article by Workforce.com summarizing pre-employment screening, including statements from ESR President Les Rosen (Text of article) Job Sleuths--Article in the San Francisco Business Times concerning pre-employment background screening, February 27, 1998. Candidate Seems Unreal? Investigate--Article in San Francisco Business Times featuring Employment Screening Resources. Employers can help prevent identify theft in the workplace--From the February 2000 Issue of HR News—HR’s leading Newspaper published by the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), containing information and quotes from Les Rosen, president of ESR HR Magazine, the official publication of the Society for Human Resource Management, published a story in the march 2001 issue on Outsourcing Background Checks. ESR is pleased to have been a contributor to the story, having contributed information quoted by the article. See the story here>>> HR Magazine quotes ESR on how to select a pre-employment screening firm. See the story here>>> Carpet firm hit with $9.38M verdict in murder Lester S. Rosen, President of ESR and an attorney at law, testified as an expert witness on safe hiring practice and due diligence in the California court, on behalf of the family of a doctor murdered by a carpet cleaner that was hired without any background check. The carpet cleaner was a violent career criminal. This tragic episode demonstrates what can occur when employers just hire any available warm body, with no care or effort taken to find out who they are hiring. WORKFORCE.com quotes ESR President Lester S. Rosen in article on, "Who are you really hiring." See>>> http://www.workforce.com/archive/feature/23/35/80/index.php Stay tuned for other articles featuring ESR in numerous magazines, and publications. Dr. Marty Nemko, the Monster career columnist and publisher of Cool Careers for Dummies, writes sboutI pre-employment screening and ESR>>> back to Top Working with ESR What a Business Needs to Know About Pre-employment Screening with Employment Screening Resources. Safe Hiring Manual Policies and Procedures for Safe Hiring including how to set up a screening program, materials for internal policies and procedures and employee manual, legal compliance information and FAQ's about the mechanics of a screening program. (For ESR clients only--see online client help or contact ESR Customer Service) back to Top
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