November 3, 2009

The Key to Fortifying Your Employment Screening Program

Rod Fliegel Shareholder, Littler Mendelson Implementing and overseeing an effective workforce employment screening program requires a certain amount of specialized knowledge. Thus, companies are increasingly recognizing the importance of finding or nominating a subject matter expert (SME) - someone who knows that the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) applies to virtually all background check reports, not just credit reports. Truly, the importance of the SME cannot be overstated. The SME plays a valuable role by: •working with se...


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October 26, 2009

5 Reasons to Solidify Your Employment Eligiblity Program Now

In the midst of increasing government crackdown on employers suspected of hiring illegal workers - from frequent workplace raids to steep fines and penalties - employers are finding themselves in the center of immigration reform and enforcement. Now more than ever, it's critical that organizations have an I-9 and employment eligibility management program in place that ensures compliance and effectively verifies employees are legally authorized to work in the U.S. Adding to the complexity for employers, is that as U.S. immigration reform contin...


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October 19, 2009

Negligent Hiring - The Million Dollar Mistake

One million dollars… What is it besides a lot of money for the average person? From 1992 to 2001, the average cost to settle a negligent hiring lawsuit was roughly one million dollars. And that is conservative. The highest award in the United States for a negligent hiring case was $26.5 million, a substantially higher number. So, what is negligent hiring and what can you do to protect your organization from it? Negligent hiring is defined as failure to use due care or action given the risk provided by the position being given. Though e...


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