January 2013 ADP National Employment Report Shows 192000 Jobs Added in Month

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Private sector employment in the U.S. increased by 192,000 jobs from December 2012 to January 2013 on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the January 2013 ADP National Employment Report® produced by Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP®) in collaboration with Moody’s Analytics. The report also revised the estimated gain from November 2012 to December 2012…

Kaplan Higher Learning Wins Summary Judgment in Nationwide Hiring Discrimination Lawsuit Filed by EEOC

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Ending a two year dispute, Kaplan Higher Learning Education Corp. has won a summary judgment in a nationwide hiring discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over Kaplan’s use of credit checks as part of its hiring process that the EEOC alleged violated Title VII due to an unlawful “disparate impact”…

Avoiding Negligent Hiring with Background Checks Explained in Interactive Webinar on February 6

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Attorney Lester S. Rosen, Founder and CEO of background check firm Employment Screening Resources (ESR), will present an interactive webinar for Thompson Media Group, ‘Avoiding Negligent Hiring with Background Checks,’ on Wednesday, February 6, 2013 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. EST. To learn more about the webinar, which has been pre-approved for 1.5 recertification…

Department of Justice Reaches Agreement with Food Service Provider Over Alleged Discrimination Violations with E-Verify

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced an agreement with a South Carolina-based Food Service provider to resolve allegations of violating the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) during the employment eligibility verification process that included the federal E-Verify program.  Under the terms of the agreement, the Food Service provider, one of…

Dangers of Using Social Network Sites to Screen Job Applicants Reviewed in Audio Conference on January 29

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To review the potential dangers employers face using so-called “social media background checks,” Attorney Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO of Employment Screening Resources (ESR), will participate in a live 90 minute audio conference ‘Screening Applicants Using Social Networking Sites: Legal or Liability?’ on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EST. To…

Safe Hiring Expert Submits Public Comments to US Commission on Civil Rights about Criminal Background Checks

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A letter of public comment was recently submitted by Attorney and safe hiring expert Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO of Employment Screening Resources (ESR), to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR). The comments by Rosen supplemented views stated by the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) at a December 7, 2012 briefing on…

Eight Shocking Facts about Hiring and Employment Screening Revealed in Webinar

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Attorney Lester Rosen, founder and CEO of background check firm Employment Screening Resources (ESR) and author of ‘The Safe Hiring Manual,’ recently presented a best hiring practices webinar titled “Eight Shocking Facts about Hiring and Employment Screening,” for leading Payroll and HR solutions provider Paycor that revealed surprising information. For more information about the webinar,…

Symphony Technology Group Company First Advantage to Acquire LexisNexis Screening Business from Reed Elsevier

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First Advantage, a Symphony Technology Group (STG) portfolio company that provides talent acquisition solutions, has entered into an agreement to acquire the employment and resident screening business of LexisNexis Risk Solutions, a division of Reed Elsevier. A press release from First Advantage about the deal is available at http://www.fadv.com/uploadedFiles/News_and_Events/Press_Releases/First-Advantage-LexisNexis-Release-011713.pdf.

Safe Hiring Expert Lester Rosen Interviewed about Top 10 Background Check Trends for 2013

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Attorney and safe hiring expert Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO of nationwide accredited background check firm Employment Screening Resources (ESR), was recently interviewed by Tom Field, Vice President of Editorial with Information Security Media Group, about the 6th annual ESR ‘Top 10 Background Check Trends for 2013.’ The interview with Rosen revealed a new emphasis on…