Study Finds Ban the Box Policies Increase Odds of Public Sector Employment for Ex-Offenders

Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A study released in January of 2017 entitled “Ban the Box, Convictions, and Public Sector Employment” has found that Ban the Box policies that remove criminal history questions from applications and delay such inquiries until later in the hiring process increased the odds of public sector employment for…

Employment Screening Resources Successfully Completes SOC 2 Type 2 Data Security Audit for 2017

Written By Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), a leading global background check firm, has announced that independent auditors conducting a SOC 2® Type 2 examination of ESR’s operations for the six month testing period of November 2016 through April 2017 have issued a SOC 2 Type 2 report that states ESR management maintained effective controls…

Employment Screening Resources National Account Executive Pri Murphy to Present Session at 2017 San Francisco HR Star Conference

Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Pri Murphy, the National Account Executive for San Francisco Bay area background check firm Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), will present a session on background check trends at the 2017 San Francisco HR Star Conference taking place on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, at…

Employment Screening Resources and NEOGOV Announce Partnership for Integrated Background Check Solution

Written By Employment Screening Resources (ESR) Employment Screening Resources (ESR), a leading global background screening firm, and NEOGOV, the market and technology leader in on-demand human resources software for the public sector, have announced a partnership for an integrated background check solution. The integration will help employers to fill positions more quickly and easily with improved…

Background Check Expert Attorney Lester Rosen to Speak at SHRM 2017 Annual Conference on June 19

Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Attorney Lester Rosen, founder and CEO of global background check firm Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), will present a session during the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM®) 2017 Annual Conference & Exposition in New Orleans, Louisiana. To learn more about the SHRM 2017 Annual Conference, visit http://annual.shrm.org/.

Background Screening Expert Attorney Lester Rosen to Speak at SHRM 2017 Annual Conference and Exposition

Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Attorney Lester Rosen, founder and CEO of Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), will present a session entitled “A Strategic Approach to a Legally Compliant and Effective Background Screening Program” during the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM®) 2017 Annual Conference & Exposition on Monday, June 19, 2017, from 4:00…

Employment Screening Resources Creates Infographic to Help Employers Comply with California FEHC Criminal History Regulations

Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Employment Screening Resources® (ESR) – a global background check firm headquartered in the San Francisco, CA-area – has created an infographic to help employers comply with the “California Fair Employment & Housing Council’s (FEHC) Consideration of Criminal History in Employment Decisions Regulations” that take effect on July 1,…

Background Check Expert Attorney Lester Rosen to Host Webinar about EEOC Criminal Record Guidance

Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Attorney Lester Rosen, founder and CEO of Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), will host a webinar with Aurora Training Advantage to help employers to comply with U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance entitled “EEOC Criminal Records Update” on Wednesday, June 14, 2017, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM…

Employment Screening Resources Releases Whitepaper Showing How Shortcuts Can Lead to Inaccurate Criminal Records

Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Employment Screening Resources® (ESR) – a global background check provider – has released a complimentary whitepaper written by ESR founder and CEO Attorney Lester Rosen entitled “21 Shortcuts and Traps that Can Lead to Inaccurate Criminal Records” that is a summary of ways background screening firms could potentially…