E-Verify Unveils New Website Look to Commemorate Half a Million Employers Enrolled

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To commemorate reaching a significant milestone of 500,000 employers enrolled in the E-Verify electronic employment eligibility verification system at the end of 2013, the E-Verify website has unveiled a brand new look with more simple language and easy-to-follow graphics. To see the new look E-Verify website, visit http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify. To read a press release, visit http://www.uscis.gov/news/news-releases/half-million-companies-now-participate-e-verify-0.

International Background Checks Examined at Global Business Talent Event in Silicon Valley on January 31

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Attorney Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO of San Francisco, CA-area background check firm Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), will examine ‘International Background Checks: Exercising Due Diligence in Hiring Around the World’ at a Silicon Valley Global Business Talent Event on Friday, January 31, 2014 in Mountain View, CA. For more information and to register for this…

US Government Accuses Security Contractor of Faking 665000 Completed Background Checks

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The U.S. Justice Department has accused a private security company contracted to provide background investigations to the federal government of faking at least 665,000 completed background checks while receiving nearly $12 million in bonus payments from 2008 to 2010, according to a report from CNN available at http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/23/justice/us-background-check-fraud/index.html.

New California Law Significantly Impacts Use of Past Criminal Records by Employers during Employment Background Screening

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A new law in California that took effect January 1, 2014 – Senate Bill No. 530 (SB 530) – provides significant new protection to ex-offenders who committed crimes, including felonies, when it comes to job hunting and what employers can legally discover or use.  The new law prohibits an employer from asking about, seeking, or…

EU Commission Recommends 13 Improvements for US Safe Harbor Data Protection Program

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The European Union (EU) Commission has reviewed the U.S. Safe Harbor data protection program on transfers of personal information to the United States and will either modify, suspend, or revoke its Safe Harbor decision by summer 2014 based on progress made on EU Commission’s 13 recommendations for improvements. The EU ‘Commission Communication to the European…