The Top 10 Trends for Background Checks in 2014: What Every Employer Needs to Know

2014 Annual Conference
Workplace Application: This session will help you avoid bad hires by keeping current on trends, best practices and legal compliance affecting background checks and due diligence in hiring.

You have long recognized that due diligence on new hires is a mission critical task. It is important for you to stay current since there are new tools available, as well as an increase in litigation, regulation and legislation. This session will review the top 10 trends and best practices for 2014 for background checks and safe hiring, including social networking sites, and the EEOC approach to the use of criminal records and credit reports.

Date(s) & Time(s): 
Tuesday, June 24, 2014 - 2:15pm to 3:30pm
Presenter: 

Lester S. Rosen

Lester S.
Rosen

Lester S. Rosen is an attorney at law  and CEO of Employment Screening Resources (ESR), a national background screening company.  He is a consultant, writer, expert witness  and frequent presenter nationwide on pre-employment screening. He is the author of “The Safe Hiring Manual,” (3d Edition 2017/826 pages), the first comprehensive book on background screening.  He served as the chairperson of the steering committee that founded the Professional Background Screeners Association (PBSA),  served as its first co-chair and received the PBSA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019. 

Location: 
W315
Amount of Credit: 
1.25
Credit Type: 
HR Credit
Session Type: 
Concurrent Session
Competency: 
HR Expertise
Critical Evaluation
Intended Audience: 
Mid-Level
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