Everything You Wanted to Know about Background Checks But Were Afraid to Ask
Failure to conduct due diligence during hiring can create a legal and financial nightmare including lawsuits for negligent hiring and fraudulent workers. However, background checks are a complex process with a great many moving parts. Failure to comply with numerous state and federal laws and regulations also carries extreme risks. A number of class action lawsuits under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) have been filed against employers. In addition, employers must comply with EEOC guidelines, 'Ban the Box' Laws, and Fair Chance Hiring rules that give former offenders a second chance. Get updated on the recent legal developments and cutting-edge issues and learn legally compliant best practices and trends to keep your business productive and out of court.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn why background checks and due diligence have become mission-critical for employers.
- Understand the basics of a negligent hiring lawsuit and defenses that work and do not work.
- Avoid class action lawsuits under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
- Get acquainted with cutting-edge issues such as the EEOC's focus on criminal records and credit reports and the use of social network sites.
- Learn how to spot fraudulent employment and education credentials.
- Understand the importance of giving ex-offenders a second chance and compliance with 'Ban the Box' laws and Fair Chance hiring rules.
- Learn steps your organization can take today to implement a legally compliant program and to hire the best employees.
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Lester S. Rosen
Lester S. Rosen is an attorney and Founder of Employment Screening Resources (ESR) a service offering of ClearStar. He is the author of, “The Safe Hiring Manual,” (3d Edition 2017), the first comprehensive book on employment screening. He is also a consultant, writer, expert witness and frequent presenter nationwide on safe hiring and due diligence. He is both a former prosecutor and criminal defense attorney. Mr. Rosen was the chairperson of the steering committee that founded the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA) and served as the first co-chairman in 2004. He received the PBSA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019.