Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A survey of American workers by job seeker resource ResumeBuilder.com released in September 2021 revealed the “Great Resignation” that has caused a high number of voluntary “Quits” in 2021 is not over as 1 in 7 workers surveyed – approximately 15 percent of the workforce – said…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn In the latest tragic case of workplace violence, officials reported the suspect in a shooting that killed one person at a Kroger grocery store in Collierville, Tennessee, was asked to leave his job as a “third-party vendor” working inside the store on the morning of the incident,…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Attorney Lester Rosen, founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), was asked to share the best steps for Human Resources (HR) professionals to take back to workplaces following his appearance at the 2021 Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Annual Conference and Expo.…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Data released by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) gathered from its Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse showed the number of positive driver drug tests through August 2021 increased by nearly 13 percent when compared with a year ago, according to a monthly…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On September 8, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved largely technical changes in separate notices published in the Federal Register that would clarify that five Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) rules enforced by the FTC apply only to motor vehicle dealers, according to a press release…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On September 21, 2021, Amazon.com – the second largest private employer in the United States – announced in a blog post that the company had “reinstated the employment eligibility for former employees and applicants who were previously terminated or deferred during random or pre-employment marijuana screenings.” The…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On September 15, 2021, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) reached a settlement to resolve claims that a company discriminated against workers during the Form I-9 process by requiring them to present specific work authorization documents depending on their citizenship status, according to a DOJ press…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On September 13, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit reversed a district court’s ruling for the defendant in a lawsuit filed for alleged violations of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and held that a “reasonable jury” could find the defendant…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn An “Audit of the Division of Professional Licensure (DPL)” by the Office of the State Auditor in Massachusetts showed that the inadequacy and unreliability of DPL’s data meant that neither the agency nor the Auditor’s Office could determine how many professionals were licensed without undergoing the required…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On September 7, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – an agency that enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination to advance opportunity in the workplace – announced that multinational computer technology company Dell, Inc. would pay $75,000 and provide other relief to settle an equal…
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