By Lester Rosen, President of ESR & Thomas Ahearn, ESR Staff Writer With 15 million workers currently unemployed according to recent Department of Labor statistics, it has been argued that job applicants risk getting caught in a Catch-22 situation where they have bad credit because they cannot get jobs but cannot get jobs because they…
It is not uncommon for employers these days to use pre-employment background checks to help them hire new employees. Recent surveys from the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) revealed approximately 75% of employers ( three out of four) used background checks during their pre-employment screening of job applicants. But what if the employer happens to…
Problem employees usually cause employee problems. An employer is certainly ahead if they can try to minimize the problem employees in the first place by the use of pre-employment background screening.
If an employer is sued for negligent hiring on the basis that they hired someone that they either knew or in the exercise of reasonable care should have know was dangerous, unqualified, unfit or dishonest, and it was reasonably foreseeable that some of harm could occur, an employer can be sued for negligent hiring. That…
Did you know? Given the mobility of workers across international borders, an employer’s obligation of due diligence may no longer be limited to employment screening just in the United States. A 2000 government study shows that 11.5 percent of the population consists of immigrants, and an increasing number of workers have spent part of their…
In the April, 2009 ESR Newsletter, ESR reported on a case in Ohio where a negligent hiring lawsuit was filed on behalf of a sleep clinic patient that was sexually molested by a staff member. http://www.esrcheck.com/newsletter/archives/April_2009.php. The article reported that a technician was facing gross sexual imposition and sexual imposition charges for allegedly molesting five…
The case involved a plumber that was hired in 1999, even though the plumbing company knew the person had been convicted of domestic violence and/or arson involving the plumber’s ex-wife. Four years later, in 2003, the plumber performs a service call at the victim’s home. The plumber and the victim started a relationship that eventually…
A recent article in the SHRM 2008 Staffing Management Library underscores the need to screen even temporary hires. Although many employers have well thought-out programs for their regular employees, temporary employees from staffing firms, 1099 workers or vendors pose similar risks. The article explained why screening temporary employees is critical, and offers suggestions on how…
Searching for criminal records is much more complicated than it appears on the surface. Contrary to popular belief, there is no central database available to most private employers to instantly find a person’s criminal record at one touch. The FBI database is only available to employers that are legally authorized to submit fingerprints, the readouts…
Some screening firms use home based operators to perform employment and education verifications. That of course represents a big financial advantage for the screening firm.  They get cheap labor, and may even classify them as independent contractors in order to get even additional savings by not paying workers’ compensation, benefits or other costs associated with…
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