Private, Off Duty, and Not Unlawful Conduct Posted without Consent on Internet not Grounds to Terminate Teacher
By Lester Rosen, ESR President The boundaries of using the internet for employment decisions was tested in a Michigan case involving the termination of a teacher that was photographed without her consent at an adult party engaged in a simulated sexual act, where students were not present and the conduct was not unlawful. Although the case is [...]
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Background Check Expert Lester Rosen to Present at Human Resources Meeting on Social Networking Sites
By ESR News Staff Employment Screening Resources (ESR), a leading international employment screening background checking firm headquartered in the San Francisco area, announced that its president, Lester Rosen, will be presenting before the Mt. Baker SHRM Chapter in Bellingham, WA on August 11, 2010. The Mt. Baker Chapter of SHRM is a chapter of the Society for Human Resource [...]
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Can Recruiters or Employers Rely on Business Connecting Sites Instead of Background Checks?
By Lester Rosen, President of ESR (Originally posted on HR.Toolbox.com) From the mailbag: I have heard the argument made that using business connections sites is more accurate than resumes and can even replace a past employment check, since a candidate is not as likely to lie on an online service where many friends and colleagues may see [...]
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NFL Teams Use Background Checks to Help Draft College Football Players as New Employees
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR Staff Writer It is not uncommon for employers these days to use pre-employment background checks to help them hire new employees. Recent surveys from the Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) revealed approximately 75% of employers – three out of four – used background checks during their pre-employment screening of job applicants. But [...]
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Background Check Expert Lester Rosen Presents Webinar on How Social Media Use During Employment Screening Can Trigger Privacy Lawsuits
By Les Rosen, Employment Screening Resources Lester Rosen, President of Employment Screening Resources (ESR), a leading international employment screening background check firm headquartered in the San Francisco area, will present a national webinar for a leading business information site on employment screening on Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The webinar [...]
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Background Check Expert Lester Rosen To Present at National Webinar on the Use of the Internet, Facebook and Social Networking sites to Screen Job Applicants
By Jared Callahan, Employment Screening Resources Employment Screening Resources, a leading international employment screening background checking firm headquartered in the San Francisco area, announced that its president, Lester Rosen, will be presenting a national webinar on Tuesday, March 23, 2010 on “Screening Applicants Using Social Networking Sites: Legal or Liability? The webinar is sponsored by Lorman Education Services, [...]
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Bank Security site interviews background check expert Lester Rosen
BankInfoSecurity.com, a leading information portal about Banking Regulations, has released an interview with employment screening background check expert Lester Rosen on the top ten trends in due diligence and background checks for 2010. The article is located at: http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=2121 Senior Management level Bankers, IT Professionals, and Banking Personnel use BankInfoSecurity.com learn about Banking Regulations, Industry News, [...]
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Lawsuits for use of Social Networking Sites for background Checks
2010 Trends in Screening–Trend Five: Lawsuits for Use of Social Networking Sites for Background Checks In past posts, Employment Screening Resources ( ESR) has labeled the use of the internet and social networking sites as a hot topic. In 2010 and onwards, it appears very likely that litigation over the use of these sites will be the hot [...]
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