The Washington Post recently published an article called “Growing use of FBI screens raises concerns about accuracy“. The article highlights the fact that many of the FBI’s Criminal Records only list arrests without reporting the disposition of those arrests i.e. did the arrest result in a conviction. Using arrest records to make an adverse hiring […]

Quiz Time, Quiz Time – A new study, conducted by Jack L. Hayes International, Inc., of 23 large retail firms finds that one out of how many employees engaged in employee theft? It found that employee theft is up 5%. What two factors, according to the study, contributed to the increase? A survey of 23 […]

A company ran a background investigation, including criminal conviction search, on an individual for employment purposes. The individual had a 2003 criminal conviction. The court ordered the 2003 criminal conviction stricken and dismissed the charges. Now let’s fast forward to January 2012 when the individual applied for employment. He received an employment offer contingent on successful […]

EEOC Files Suit Against Two Employers for Use of Criminal Background Checks – http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/release/6-11-13.cfm BMW Fired and Denied Hire to Class of Employees Who Worked Successfully for Years; Dollar General Disproportionately Excluded African Americans From Hire I am sorry, but you can’t blame the EEOC for bringing action against these employers. And, you can’t assume that […]

Random drug and alcohol testing (RDAT) is one of the most effective methods to protect your company’s assets and reputation. It also deters the possibility of injuries by your employees to third parties in the community. RDAT communicates a very clear message to your workforce and to the community that you will not tolerate employees being under the influence of illegal […]