Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Employment is no longer restricted by international borders, and due diligence now requires an understanding of international background checks. With the mobility of workers across international borders, it is no longer adequate to conduct these checks just in the United States. With business going global, U.S. firms…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 20, 2021, a jury in a civil trial returned a verdict of $1 billion in a negligent hiring case after a trucking company hired “a dangerous driver” and “did little to nothing toward safety and background checks before letting their driver behind the wheel,” according…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 6, 2021, Division One of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in California ruled in the case of MCKENNA v. BEESLEY that liability for the negligent entrustment of a vehicle or the negligent hiring of an individual to drive a company vehicle may be founded…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn In a story that shows the importance of due diligence background checks when hiring workers, a woman in North Carolina was found to have embezzled more than $1.35 million from three different employers over the course of nearly ten years, according to a news report from The…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn In a story showing the value of a background check, a report about an investigation on a former Transit Authority of River City (TARC) Executive Director who allegedly behaved as a “sexual predator” claimed there was a “systemic failure of oversight and accountability from the initial hiring…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn In April of 2021, Retired Army Lieutenant General Russel Honoré, the leader of a task force reviewing security failures during the insurrection at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, “said he continues to support recommendations for conducting background checks on everyone working at the Capitol”…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Employers using continuous monitoring services that alert them to changes in the credit and criminal histories of their employees may have potential liability under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), according to the article “Employers Need to Grasp Risks of Continuous Monitoring Services” on the Bloomberg Law®…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On June 15, 2020, six former employees of eBay, Inc. were charged with “leading a cyberstalking campaign targeting the editor and publisher of a newsletter that eBay executives viewed as critical of the company” that included sending anonymous and threatening messages, sending disturbing deliveries, and conducting covert…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On March 23, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – a U.S. government agency protecting consumers – announced it gave final approval to a settlement with a background check firm over allegations the company misrepresented participation in and compliance with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework that enables…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 3, 2019, Alabama Crimson Tide head football coach Nick Saban told the media at a press conference that he did not offer a coaching position to former Ohio State Buckeyes assistant Zach Smith after a background check conducted in 2018, according to a report from Sports…
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