Background Check Expert Lester Rosen Speaks about EEOC Compliance in Paycor Webinar November 5

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Attorney Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO of background check firm Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), will speak about compliance with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance for the use of criminal records by employers when hiring in a webinar sponsored by leading HR and payroll software provider Paycor on Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at…

Background Check Expert to Speak at Recruiting Trends Conference at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas

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Attorney Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO of background check firm Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), will speak about ‘Keeping it Legal: Pitfalls and Landmines in Using Social Media and Criminal Records’ from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM on Friday, October 25, 2013 at the Recruiting Trends Conference 2013 at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, NV. For…

Nevada Law Restricting Employer Access to Credit Reports and Social Media Accounts Takes Effect October 1

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A new law in Nevada signed by Governor Brian Sandoval – Assembly Bill 181 (A.B. 181) – will restrict employer access to social media accounts and credit report information of both employees and job applicants beginning on October 1, 2013. The full text of Nevada Assembly Bill 181 is available at http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/77th2013/Bills/AB/AB181.pdf.

Legal Landscape Regarding Social Media Background Checks of Job Applicants Not Fully Formed

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A recent Security Management article ‘Pre-employment Screening and Social Media’ examined how consideration of social media use of job applicants may become standard practice for employers during the hiring process in the future as technology improves and people spend more time online. While the legal challenges employers may face with social media background checks was…

New Jersey Limits Ability of Employers to Access Social Media Accounts of Employees and Job Applicants

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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed into law Assembly Bill A2878/S1915 that limits the ability of employers to require employees and job applicants to disclose user names, passwords, or other means for accessing social media accounts such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter or other services through electronic communications devices. The full text of New Jersey Assembly…

Safe Hiring Expert Urges Caution When Using Social Networking Sites to Background Check Applicants

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Attorney and safe hiring expert Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO of Employment Screening Resources® (ESR), will present a Webcast titled ‘Web 2.0 Caution! Using Social Networking Sites and Search Engines to Recruit and Screen Applicants’ for the HR.com Institute of Human Resources (IHR) Quality of Hire Virtual Conference from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM ET…

Social Media Password Privacy Laws Passed in Several US States in Recent Months

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Legislation has been introduced or is pending in at least 36 states so far in 2013 to prevent employers from requesting usernames and passwords to social media websites and personal Internet accounts of employees and job applicants, according the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). Eight states – Arkansas, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Vermont,…

Social Networking Online Protection Act would Prevent Employers and Schools from Requiring Usernames and Passwords

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Legislation currently in Congress – H. R. 537, the Social Networking Online Protection Act (SNOPA) – would enhance social media privacy by protecting users of social networking sites from having to divulge personal information such as usernames and passwords to employers and schools. Re-introduced by Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-16), Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL-9), and Congressman…

Dangers of Using Social Network Sites to Screen Job Applicants Reviewed in Audio Conference on January 29

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To review the potential dangers employers face using so-called “social media background checks,” Attorney Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO of Employment Screening Resources (ESR), will participate in a live 90 minute audio conference ‘Screening Applicants Using Social Networking Sites: Legal or Liability?’ on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM EST. To…