The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) Chairman Fred Giles has called an NBC Today Show report about pre-employment background checks and how background check firms make errors that mistake innocent people for criminals causing them to lose jobs “misleading” as well as “potentially dangerous.” The full NAPBS statement from Chairman Fred Giles about the NBC Today Show report is available at http://www.napbs.com/files/napbs_today_show_response.pdf. Continue reading
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Fake Background Check Fraud Conviction Shows Why Firms should Look for Screening Accreditation Seal
An Omaha, Nebraska man convicted on three federal wire fraud charges in a fake background check fraud scheme was sentenced to four years in prison and ordered to pay $126,715 in restitution, according to The Scottsbluff Star-Herald. The story, which shows why firms should look for a background screening accreditation seal, is available at: ‘Omaha man gets four years for background check fraud’. Continue reading
Safe Hiring Expert Lester Rosen to Present at NAPBS Education Webinar about Accreditation Program on September 26
Attorney at Law and safe hiring expert Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO of background check firm Employment Screening Resources (ESR), will present at a National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS®) education webinar titled ‘Where to Get Started on Accreditation’ on Wednesday, September 26, 2012 from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM EDT (11:30 AM – 12:30 PM PST). To register for the webinar, which will focus on the Background Screening Agency Accreditation Program (BSAAP), visit the NAPBS website or http://www.esrcheck.com/Newsletter/ESR-Speaks/National-Association-of-Professional-Background-Screeners-Education-Webinar-144/. Continue reading
National Association of Professional Background Screeners to Release Study Affirming Accuracy of Background Checks
The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) has announced in press release that a recent study of background screening companies affirms the accuracy of background checks and refutes a report recently issued by the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) that accused background screeners of routinely making mistakes. The NAPBS report, scheduled to be released later this summer, found that 98 percent of background screening providers surveyed encountered consumer disputes less than 5 percent of the time out of millions of background checks performed annually, and more than 95 percent of those disputed background check reports were ultimately found to be accurate. The NAPBS press release is available at: http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2012/6/prweb9603002.htm. Continue reading
Safe Hiring Expert Says Employers Must Perform Balancing Act with Background Checks in NPR Article
In an article recently published on the National Public Radio (NPR) website, Attorney and safe hiring expert Lester Rosen, founder and CEO of background check firm Employment Screening Resources (ESR), says employers must perform a kind of balancing act with background checks since “every story of a person denied a job because of some youthful indiscretion decades in the past” is usually balanced by a “case of a registered sex offender whose record was not properly checked before being hired for a job involving interaction with the public.” The NPR article ‘How Much Can Potential Employers Ask About You?’ is available at: http://www.npr.org/2012/05/21/153201730/how-much-can-potential-employers-ask-about-you. Continue reading
SHRM Issues Statement on Updated EEOC Enforcement Guidance for Criminal Background Checks
The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) — the world’s largest human resources association representing more than 250,000 members in over 140 countries — has issued a statement on the updated Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 issued by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on April 25, 2012. The updated Enforcement Guidance from the EEOC, the agency that enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination, is available at http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/arrest_conviction.cfm. Continue reading
NAPBS Responds to EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Use of Criminal Background Checks by Employers
The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS®) — ‘The Voice of Screening Professionals’ — has issued a statement in response to the updated Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 issued by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on April 25, 2012. The updated EEOC Guidance is available at http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/arrest_conviction.cfm. Continue reading
EEOC Meeting April 25 to Vote on New Guidance for Criminal Records Used by Employers for Background Checks
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Government agency that enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination, will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 to vote on proposed ‘Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964’ to revise guidance on the use of criminal records by employers for employment screening background checks. The meeting will take place at 9:30 A.M. Eastern Time in the Commission Meeting Room on the First Floor of the EEOC Office Building at 131 “M” Street, NE in Washington, D.C.. For more information, visit: http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/
Background Screening Accreditation Program Proof of Increased Emphasis on Professionalism in Industry
When the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS®) was formed in 2003 as a professional trade association for the background screening industry, the idea of an accreditation process was a central driving force in order to demonstrate that background screening was a professional endeavor. Currently, NAPBS accreditation is quickly becoming a requirement of many employers when considering a background screening provider since it is the only practical means of third party verification of the professionalism and competency of a particular screening firm. This is Trend Number 5 of the fifth annual ‘Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Top 10 Trends in Background Checks’ for 2012. To view the list of trends, visit http://www.esrcheck.com/ESR-Top-10-Trends-in-Background-Checks-for-2012.php. Continue reading
Accreditation Program for Employment Background Screening Agencies Helps Promote Consumer Protection and Client Education
An accreditation program for background screening agencies created by The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS®) – a nonprofit trade association representing the background screening industry founded in 2003 – is helping to promote ethical business practices and establish standards for background screening firms performing employment background checks in the following areas: consumer protection, legal compliance, client education, product standards, service standards, and general business practices. Continue reading
