What can employers ask during the hiring process?

resigning due to resume fraud, many employers are stepping back and realizing how important it is to run proper background checks on potential employees. Screening during the hiring process There is no doubt that a thorough screening of job applicants and employees is a great way to ensure you have an effective and productive workforce.…

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Yahoo fires CEO due to resume fraud

resume fraud. Only a few months into the job, Yahoo’s CEO, Scott Thompson, has resigned after it was revealed he lied on his resume. What is resume fraud? Resume fraud is a sub-section of negligent hiring, and presents itself when an applicant lies about information on their resume. This information usually relates to dates of employment, past…

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Wells Fargo defends background check program

Because federal law forbids insured depository institutions from hiring people with criminal histories, Wells Fargo were required to fire Ms Quesada even though she had been working at the company for five years. A Wells Fargo spokesman claimed: “We are bound by federal law that generally prohibits us from hiring or continuing the employment of any…

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Background screening trends for 2012

ESR which compiled the top ten background screening trends for 2012. It was something we wanted to share, and so have compiled the main points below: 1. Criminal Background Checks of Job Applicants by Employers Coming Under Greater Scrutiny by EEOC: With a recent survey showing nine out of ten employers conduct criminal background checks on some…

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Alabama and Tennessee introduce new employment legislation

The Beason-Hammon Alabama Taxpayer and Citizens Protection Act Alabama’s new immigration law, Act No. 2011-535, is widely considered to be the toughest immigration law in the nation. While some parts of the law have drawn legal challenges, most of the provisions relating directly to employers have survived. Effective January 1, 2012, as a condition for…

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Identity theft still a key concern

11Alive‘s Blayne Alexander a letter from the Fulton County District Attorney’s office, saying Marielle Fortune had confessed to identity theft. She thought it was over, until she was stopped last Friday because her window tinting was too dark. But instead of a ticket, she was placed under arrest. “He was going to write me a…

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Unemployment troubles may last five more years

said this week. This prediction has significant consequences across the whole of society, as well as in the employment screening industry specifically. “We have reached the moment of truth,” Raymond Torres, director of the ILO’s Geneva-based International Institute for Labour Studies unit, said in an e-mailed report this week. “We have a brief window of…

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AB 22 – what this means for California

pre-employment screening process. AB 22 (Mendoza) is currently moving through the 2nd house after making it out of the Senate Appropriations Committee on August 15th. While the bill provides exceptions in cases, it would largely prohibit a prospective employer from using consumer credit reports in the hiring process. Under existing state law, an employer may request a…

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