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
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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
July 1, 2012
Massachusetts CORI Reform Law and its Implications on Employer Background Checks
There has been a surge in legislation across the U.S. with the goal of curtailing employer use of criminal records that bar employment opportunities for ex-offenders. Take for example the new EEOC guidance on the use of arrest and conviction records and the proliferation of “ban-the-box” laws. At any stage of employment , you can reach
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
March 23, 2012
More Nonprofits Conduct Background Checks, Criminal Hits Decrease
Over the past five years,The Law Office of Brian Jones – Criminal Defense Firm state that the hit rate for criminal background checks has been on the decline as more nonprofit organizations background check their new hires. A recent study’s, data showed that from 2007 to 2011, more than 5.4 million background checks we conducted
March 9, 2012
How much do you know about your Child’s Daycare Center?
Imagine you discovered the owner of your child’s daycare center was a convicted felony on such crime as battery, assault, domestic violence, grand theft and even manslaughter. Would this information prompt you to pause or re-consider the daycare center you select? While you might assume that the state in which you live does a thorough
February 23, 2012
You Ask, We Answer
First Contact HR staff answers common questions we get on background checks, drug testing and other HR industry practices. Got a question? Ask us at info at FirstContactHR dot com Question #8: Should I fire an individual for having a positive drug test result? Every company has different policies. Some find termination as the only answer for
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You Ask, We Answer
Each week we will be answering common questions we get on background checks, drug testing and other HR industry practices. Got a question? Ask us at info@FirstContactHR.com Question #3: Why do I need a “background screening” firm? Isn’t most information about a person’s background online? Contrary to popular opinion, criminal and other searches are not
July 18, 2011
The Importance of Comprehensive Criminal Records Searches
When bringing a new employee on board, there’s no telling what their previous employment or criminal background was, apart from what they told you. As a hiring manager, it can sometimes be difficult to read a person who may be lying during the interview process or even trust that the background check you did was