Safe Hiring Expert to Present Two Sessions about Background Checks at SHRM 2013 Annual Conference

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Attorney Lester Rosen, author of ‘The Safe Hiring Manual’ and Founder and CEO of Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), will present two sessions about background checks at the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) 2013 Annual Conference & Exposition in Chicago, Illinois. Rosen will present ‘International Background Checks: Global Due Diligence and Legal Compliance’ on Tuesday,…

Best Practice Standards for Proper Use of Criminal Records in Hiring Addressed in New Report

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A group of national civil and workers’ rights organizations has released a new report titled ‘Best Practice Standards: The Proper Use of Criminal Records in Hiring’ that addresses the use of criminal records of job applicants by employers during employment background checks. The organizations preparing the report include the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under…

E-Verify Expansion Proposal as Part of Immigration Reform Rejected by Senate Panel

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Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee rejected a proposal that required the United States government to implement the E-Verify employment eligibility verification program to verify the legal status of workers 18 months after enacting immigration reform, according to a report on TheHill.com website available at http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/300201-panel-rejects-e-verify-changes.

Minnesota Extends Ban the Box Provision Removing Criminal Record Question from Job Applications to Private Sector Hiring

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Governor Mark Dayton of Minnesota has signed into law Senate File 523 (SF 523) that will eliminate the checkmark box asking about criminal history on most job applications and limit private sector employers in the state from asking about criminal records of job applicants until an interview or a conditional job offer. The new law…

New California Case Underscores Employers Confidential and Privacy Obligations Regarding Employment Screening Background Reports

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A new California privacy case underscores the need for employers to respect the privacy of job applicants and maintain confidentially, regardless of whether information is shared in written form or in conversation. Although the case did not involve background checks, it concerned discussion of an employee’s personal medical condition with co-workers. The case is Ignat…

Safe Hiring Expert to Discuss Background Checks at 2013 Gulf Coast Symposium on Human Resource Issues

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Attorney and safe hiring expert Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO of Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), will discuss background checks during two sessions at the 2013 Gulf Coast Symposium on Human Resource Issues on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at the Reliant Center in Houston, Texas. Rosen’s first session will focus on international background checks while his…

New Form I-9 for Employment Eligibility Verification Must Be Used by Employers Starting May 7

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The U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is reminding employers to use the new Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification (Rev. 03/08/13) N for newly hired employees in the United States starting Tuesday, May 7, 2013. The new Form I-9 that all employers must begin using by May 7, 2013 is available at http://www.uscis.gov/files/form/i-9.pdf.