New FTC Rules on Employment Verifications Do Not Affect Users of Consumer Reports
By Lester Rosen, President of ESR Some employers may have read about new rules that went into effect July 1, 2010, that potentially affect the accuracy of employment verifications. For employers concerned about the new rules, the short answer is that it does not affect how and when an employer receives a background report. It also does not [...]
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County in Washington to Require E-Verify Use for Contractors
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR NEWS Staff Writer According to a report on TDN.com, (The Daily News Online), officials in Lewis County, Washington have approved a resolution requiring all contractors hired by the county for $100,000 or above to verify the employment eligibility of their workers through the government’s E-Verify Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification system. E-Verify – a [...]
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E-Verify Website Redesign Coming June 13
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR News Staff Writer The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) – the government agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States – has announced that “big changes” are coming to E-Verify on June 13 that will enhance the electronic employment eligibility verification system’s “usability, security, accuracy, and efficiency.” According to ‘E-Verify Redesign’ [...]
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Former INS, ICE Heads Agree E-Verify Should Be Mandatory for Employers
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR News Staff Writer Two former heads of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) and the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) appearing together on a National Public Radio (NPR) program agreed that the the E-Verify electronic employment eligibility verification system should be mandatory for U.S. employers, according to a transcript of the radio show [...]
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American Meat Industry CEO Addresses Importance of Employment Verification with E-Verify
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR Staff Noting that polling shows Americans think immigration laws need reform but Congress has yet to translate national sentiment into action, the leading voice of the American Meat Industry (AMI) – the nation’s oldest and largest meat and poultry trade association – believes the reauthorization and improvement of the online employment verification system [...]
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Background Check Bashing -Either Too Much or Too Little Depending upon the Most Recent Headline
By Les Rosen, Employment Screening Resources The recent headlines dealing with background checks demonstrate that to some extent, Americans are conflicted about the whole topic of background checks. On one hand, as reported in past blogs by Employment Screening Resources (ESR), discrimination and privacy advocates feel that background checks are too intrusive and unfair. The EEOC has [...]
Categories: Discrimination, Employment Verification, Recent Posts, Risk Management, Trends, Workplace Violence Tags: background, check, criminal, employment, national, property, public, safety
Increased need for employer due diligence
2010 Trends in Screening–Trend Nine: Increased need for employer due diligence Another impact of the recession is the likelihood of applicant fraud. Fraudulent educational claims, or worthless diplomas from degree mills, are already familiar problem for employers, recruiters and HR professionals. However, resume fraud took on an added urgency in 2009 with the advent of services that [...]
Categories: education, Employment Applications, Employment Verification, Recent Posts, References, Trends Tags: background, check, employee, employment, national, online
Why Background Firms should not contact an applicant directly
Some employers or recruiters want background firms to contact an applicant directly if there is a need to obtain additional information or to clarify information from an applicant. If this has ever crossed your mind as an employer or recruiter, you might want to reconsider. Employment Screening Resources (ESR) generally recommends against having background firms getting [...]
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