A recent ordinance has been passed that will change the way most employers in Newark, New Jersey are allowed to use and conduct criminal background searches on applicants. Effective November 18th 2012, the ordinance will have a significant impact on the process of hiring new employees for all employers of five or more people that
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December 2, 2012
Accuracy in Employee Background Checks is Cited as Priority by NAPBS in 2013
The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) released 5 tips for conducting effective employee background checks in 2013. The Association’s guidance is targeted to all employers that utilize employment background checks to vet employees for job opportunities. Company roles in human resources, legal compliance, risk management, finance and general management should review the full press
November 5, 2012
The Dark Side of Employment Background Screening
In this day and age, companies are becoming increasingly concerned with their financial well-being and corporate responsibility. For most of them, this means ensuring employee safety and candor in the work place. Background screening companies like First Contact HR are here to keep company work environments safe by mitigating risky hires, while also remaining legally
October 19, 2012
Amidst Boy Scout Child Sex Abuse Scandal, Delaware Valley PA Boy Scout Council Adheres To Rules, Background Checks
They’re being called the “perversion files” – a record of previously confidential files listing the names of 1,200 Boy Scout of America officials and scoutmasters who are accused of abusing young boys over a period of two decades. The files released Thursday, October 19 contain more than 15,000 pages detailing accusations of the sexual abuse
October 7, 2012
State Laws Restricts Employers’ Use of Social Security Numbers
In recent years identity protection has become an increasingly big deal. Specifically, the handling of Social Security Numbers (SSNs) by companies has been reworked in a number of states in order to better safeguard their employees against identity theft. The sudden concern arose primarily due to companies putting employee’s financial information at risk for years
September 12, 2012
The Purpose of Credit Reports in Background Checks
The use of credit reports in background checks have been around for decades starting with banks and financial service institutions as a means to vet candidates who would be handling cash and have access to sensitive information, such as social security numbers, account numbers and balances, as well as other bank assets. The rationale was
August 12, 2012
Penn State University Implements Updated Background Check Policy
Prior to the NCAA and Big Ten Conference sanctions, board of trustee decisions following the Freeh Report and the release of chilling voicemails left by Jerry Sandusky on a victim’s phone, the looming question of Penn State’s next steps still remain. The image of the university is undoubtedly tarnished after the Jerry Sandusky child sex
May 7, 2012
New Guidance issued by EEOC on Criminal Background Checks
On April 25, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new Enforcement Guidance on use of arrest and conviction records in employment decisions. As a result, the new EEOC Enforcement Guidance aims to prohibit employers from using “blanket prohibitions” against hiring anyone with any kind of a criminal records, no matter how old the conviction and
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