Author and Safe Hiring Expert to Speak at Recruiting Conference 2011 Summit on Screening Job Applicants with Internet

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Attorney at Law and author Lester Rosen, a safe hiring expert and CEO of nationwide background check company Employment Screening Resources (ESR), will present a session titled ‘Web 2.0 Caution! Using Social Networking Sites and Search Engines to Screen Applicants’ at The Recruiting Conference 2011 Summit being held from November 1 to 3, 2011 at…

Counties in Utah and Washington Pass E-Verify Employment Eligibility Verification Requirements

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In the latest change to the growing patchwork of laws regarding the federal E-Verify electronic employment eligibility verification system, two counties in Utah and Washington – Washington County, UT and Cowlitz County, WA – have unanimously passed laws requiring the use of the E-Verify system that checks the work authorization status of newly hired workers to…

USCIS Redesigns Employment Authorization Document and Certificate of Citizenship

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To help strengthen security and combat fraud, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) – the government agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States – has announced the launch of a redesigned Employment Authorization Document (Form I-766) and Certificate of Citizenship (Form N-560) with new features and enhancements, according to a news release…

Several US States Now have Laws Regulating Use of Credit Reports for Employment Purposes

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A number of U.S. states have either passed, or are considering passing, laws regulating credit reports used by employers for employment purposes. Most recently, California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 22 into law that prohibits employers or prospective employers in California, with the exception of certain financial institutions, from obtaining consumer credit reports for…

Audio Conference Examines Legal Line Walked When Using Internet to Recruit and Screen Job Applicants

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To help employers and recruiters better understand the legal risks of using the Internet for recruiting and screening job applicants, Attorney Lester Rosen, the founder and CEO of nationwide accredited background check firm Employment Screening Resources (ESR), will present an audio conference titled ‘Web 2.0 Caution! The Legal Line You Walk When Using Social Media…

California SB 459 Enacts Stiff Penalties for Employers Willfully Misclassifying Workers as Independent Contractors

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Adding to the recent changes in laws regarding the use of employment credit checks and E-Verify by employers in the Golden State, California Governor Jerry Brown has approved Senate Bill 459 (SB 459) that enacts stiff penalties – including fines of $5,000 to $10,000 for first violations and up to $25,000 for repeat violations –…

Webinar Shows How to Use Social Networking Sites and Search Engines to Background Check Job Applicants

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Attorney Les Rosen, Founder and CEO of nationwide accredited background check firm Employment Screening Resources (ESR), will present a live 90 minute webinar titled ‘Using Social Networking Sites and Search Engines to Screen Applicants’ on Thursday, October 20, 2011, at 3:00pm ET (2:00pm CT, 1:00pm MT, 12:00pm PT). For more information or to sign up for…

ESR Screened Caregiver Website Offers Background Check Services for Household Employers of Caregivers

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To assist household employers in their search for qualified caregivers, Employment Screening Resources (ESR), a nationwide background check company accredited by the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS), has launched a new website – ESR Screened Caregiver (http://www.screenedcaregiver.com/) – where household employers may screen caregivers to ensure the safety of families and loved ones…

Civil Rights and Labor Groups Seek to End Credit Checks of Job Applicants by Employers

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According to a report from HuffingtonPost.com, a coalition of 25 civil rights and labor advocacy groups recently petitioned TransUnion – one of the largest credit-monitoring firms in the United States along with Equifax and Experian and the only privately-held company of the so-called ‘Big Three’ – to stop making credit reports available and selling consumer credit information…