Communication is the real work of leadership. Strong communication is necessary to strong leadership. Time after time articles state the importance of communication. But, does communication mean one-way communication? If you pay attention to politicians in a race, you hear them state the same points over and over again. Successful politicians make their message clear […]
What Can Happen if You DON”T do Background Investigations
We believe that people will behave for you as they have behaved in the past. People usually don’t change. Having said that, we always advise that an employer take into account the individual’s age at time of conviction, the nature of the conviction and its relation to essential duties of the job and the time […]
Fair Credit Reporting Act Violation Costs $716,400 in Class Action Lawsuit
The Fair Credit Reporting Act requires end-users e.g. the organization who ordered the background investigation, to issue a pre-adverse action letter before making an adverse employment decision based on information in the background investigation report. Sounds simple to do, right? Well it is. We make compliance as simple as a click of a mouse in […]
Prior Employment Verification – Defamation vs Negligent Referral
Many employers respond to a prior employment verification by just verifying name and hire/separation dates. The reason is usually that they want to avoid a defamation lawsuit. My purpose in this article is to highlight the “other side” of the coin i.e. negligent referral. What is negligent referral? Courts have increasingly held that employers have […]
A Case against Hair Testing for Illegal Drugs
We often get questions about using hair as a specimen for testing for illegal drugs. An article on the GobyTruck web site summarizes some of the negative issues of using hair as a specimen lists some of the problems with using hair as a specimen for drug testing. And it lists reasons why hair testing […]
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