To help Human Resources professionals understand the current trends, best practices, and legal developments affecting due diligence and hiring, Attorney Lester Rosen, CEO of Employment Screening Resources (ESR), will present a webinar titled ‘The Top 10 Trends for Background Checks in 2012’ for the Professionals In Human Resources Association (PIHRA) on Friday, May 18, 2012 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM Pacific Time. To register for this program, which is approved for 1.0 general recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute, visit: PIHRA Webinar ‘The Top 10 Trends for Background Checks in 2012’. (more…)

Attorney and safe hiring expert Lester Rosen, founder and CEO of background check firm Employment Screening Resources (ESR), will present a live webinar titled “The Top 10 Background Check Trends for 2012” on Wednesday, March 28 at 3:00 p.m. ET (12:00 p.m. PT). Rosen will help businesses examine the latest trends, best practices, and legal compliance issues of pre-employment background screening. For more information about the webinar, presented with Avant Resources Business Education, visit: http://www.esrcheck.com/Newsletter/ESR-Speaks/The-Top-10-Background-Check-Trends-for-2012-128/. (more…)

A new piece of California legislature – Assembly Bill No. 1831 (AB 1831) – would prohibit local governments in the state “from inquiring into or considering the criminal history of an applicant or including any inquiry about criminal history on any initial employment application.” AB 1831 would only authorize a local government to consider the criminal history of a job applicant “after the applicant’s qualifications have been screened and the agency has determined the applicant meets the minimum employment requirements as stated in any notice issued for the position.” California Assembly Bill 1831 is available at: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1801-1850/ab_1831_bill_20120222_introduced.pdf. (more…)

The Denver Post reports that Colorado senators have given initial approval to legislation – Senate Bill 3 (SB-3) The “Employment Opportunity Act” – that would restrict businesses in the state from using consumer credit report checks to screen most job applicants if passed. Sponsored by Senator Morgan Carroll (D-Aurora), SB-3 passed on a voice vote and now heads to a final reading before the Senate. If SB-3 is passed by the Senate and the House, Colorado would become the eighth U.S. state to restrict credit checks for employment, joining California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Oregon, and Washington. The text of SB-3 is available at: http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2012a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/8D79274CA03CF03A87257981007E0C6C?open&file=003_01.pdf. (more…)

The question of whether criminal background checks for job applicants are a smart move or a discriminatory practice is answered by Attorney and safe hiring expert Lester Rosen, founder and CEO of background check firm Employment Screening Resources (ESR), in an exclusive interview with Tom Field, Editorial Director of Information Security Media Group. The interview ‘Top 10 Screening Trends – What You Need to Know Before Conducting Background Checks’ detailing ESR’s Top 10 trends in background checks for 2012 is at: http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/interviews.php?interviewID=1347. (more…)