Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The two largest Transportation Network Companies (TNC) in Massachusetts – Uber and Lyft – have entered into voluntary agreements to ensure the immediate implementation of the most stringent background checks for TNC drivers of any state in the nation, according to a press release from the office of…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), a leading global background check provider, will co-sponsor a complimentary webinar entitled “Managing the New Form I-9: Compliance Updates” with EMP Trust HR, Berkshire Associates Inc., and PDS on Thursday, December 8, 2016, from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM Noon Pacific Time.…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Attorney Lester Rosen, the founder and CEO of Bay Area background check firm Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), will speak at a San Francisco Employer Advisory Council (SF EAC) event entitled “Background Checks, Negligent Hiring and Legal Compliance in California” on Thursday, December 1, 2016, in San…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn With the arrival of the holiday season, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is offering a 2016 BBB Holiday Helper so consumers may avoid identity theft during Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving known as the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season, and Cyber Monday, the…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has published a final rule to modernize and improve certain employment-based nonimmigrant and immigrant visa programs while also amending regulations to better enable U.S. employers to hire and retain foreign workers. The rule takes effect on January 17, 2017.
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A member of a registered nonprofit organization called HOPE for Prisoners that helps ex-offenders “transition out of prison to reenter society successfully” says that workers with past criminal records “work harder than other employees” and “truly value their jobs,” according to the article “Should You Hire An…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Researchers at Northwestern University have released a study entitled ‘Criminal Background and Job Performance’ that found employees with criminal records “have an involuntary separation rate that is no higher than that of other employees and a voluntary separation rate that is much lower.”
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Employers around the world are facing the largest talent shortage since the recession as 40 percent of global employers have experienced difficulties filling jobs – the highest level since 41 percent in 2007 – according to the 2016-2017 Talent Shortage Survey from ManpowerGroup.
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The transition from President Barack Obama to incoming President Donald Trump could be a “very significant change of course” that would include changes in the immigration policy for the United States such as mandatory use of the E-Verify electronic employment eligibility verification system, according to a…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A jury in Texas has awarded more than $1 million in a negligent hiring lawsuit filed against a company on behalf of an employee and war hero who was killed on the job by a co-worker that claimed the company knowingly providing an unsafe workplace for…
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