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Hirease Passes Interim Background Screening Accreditation Audit

Posted by Marketing Hirease on Sep 4, 2014 9:00:00 AM

The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS®) Background Screening Credentialing Council (BSCC) has announced that Hirease has successfully been granted continuing accreditation through June 9, 2016. The continuing accreditation was determined based upon the successful passing of the Interim Surveillance Audit and review by the Background Screening Credentialing Council.

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Topics: Hirease, Background Screening Services, In The News, Team Hirease, human resources, criminal background check, compliance, Background Screening, Licensing, accredited background check, FCRA, NAPBS

Will New Jersey be the Next State to Ban-the-Box?

Posted by Marketing Hirease on Aug 7, 2014 8:00:00 AM

It appears that New Jersey will be the next state in the nation to pass Ban the Box legislation. The NJ Senate and Assembly passed a bill at the end of June that will require employers to refrain from inquiring about criminal convictions until after an initial interview has taken place.

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Topics: Background Screening Services, In The News, human resources, ban the box, EEOC, hiring, compliance, legislature, Background Screening, Legislation, HR Onboarding

District of Columbia is the Latest Jurisdiction to Ban-the-Box

Posted by Marketing Hirease on Aug 5, 2014 8:00:00 AM

The Fair Criminal Record Screening Act was unanimously approved on July 14, 2014 by the DC council. The approved act will bar employers from inquiring about an applicant's criminal conviction record until a conditional job offer has been extended. Many states and jurisdictions across the United States have already passed similar laws as a part of the Ban-the-Box movement which, in short, assists in successfully reintroducing previously incarcerated individuals into the workforce. The DC Act will take effect after a thirty-day period of Congressional review after it is signed by the mayor. In addition to barring employers from requesting conviction history prior to a job offer, the Act prohibits employers from making inquiries about the candidate's arrest records or criminal accusations. If the arrest did not result in a conviction, the information does not legally have to be divulged. 

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Topics: Background Screening Services, In The News, criminal background check, compliance, legislature, Background Screening, Legislation, accredited background check, FCRA

FCRA Class Actions Heat Up in Florida

Posted by Marketing Hirease on Aug 4, 2014 8:00:00 AM

Last week, A Florida law firm filed three nearly identical class action suits against national corporations on the same day, each alleging the same violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

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Topics: Background Screening Services, In The News, hiring lawsuits, hiring, compliance, legislature, lawsuits, Background Screening, Legislation, accredited background check

The Importance of FCRA Compliance

Posted by Marketing Hirease on Aug 1, 2014 8:00:00 AM

A class action complaint against a major home improvement retailer was filed Jul 3, 2014 in the Northern District of Georgia, claiming willful violations of the FCRA. Now, the nation’s largest retailer of home improvement and construction products is defending the argument made by an applicant who was allegedly denied employment based on the contents of his background report.

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Topics: Hirease, Law Changes, Background Screening Services, In The News, criminal background check, hiring lawsuits, hiring, compliance, legislature, lawsuits, Background Screening, Legislation, accredited background check, FCRA

Class Action Lawsuit: Antoine v. Aarons

Posted by Marketing Hirease on Jul 30, 2014 8:00:00 AM

Antoine v. Aarons, Case 1:14-cv-02120-MHS-WEJ Filed 07/03/14, Northern District of Georgia

Another class-action lawsuit against a national corporation demonstrates the importance of employers having an FCRA compliance program in place. A plaintiff filed suit on July 3 claiming willful violations of the FCRA-mandated adverse action process after learning he had been denied employment based on allegedly inaccurate contents of a background report. Not once during the employment process had the employer provided him a copy of the background report or his summary of rights under the FCRA.

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Topics: Hirease, Background Screening Services, In The News, hiring lawsuits, hiring, compliance, legislature, lawsuits, Background Screening, Legislation, accredited background check

Minnesota to Implement Stiffer Background Checks for Caregivers

Posted by Marketing Hirease on Jul 28, 2014 8:00:00 AM

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Topics: Background Screening Services, In The News, human resources, criminal background check, hiring, legislature, Background Screening, Legislation, accredited background check, fingerprint, Home Health Employees, Healthcare Screening

Hotel May Be Liable After Hiring Abusive Bellman

Posted by Marketing Hirease on Jul 25, 2014 8:00:00 AM

A state appeals court ruled in June that a Texas hotel will face negligence claims for employing a bellman who sexually abused a young guest.

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Topics: Background Screening Services, criminal background check, hiring lawsuits, hiring, legislature, lawsuits, Background Screening, Legislation

The Dilemma of Criminal Background Screening

Posted by Marketing Hirease on Jul 23, 2014 8:00:00 AM

HR Magazine, a Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) publication, recently published an article about the dilemmas workplaces face when implementing background screening.

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Topics: Background Screening Services, criminal background check, hiring lawsuits, compliance, Background Screening, accredited background check

Will Employer Drug Testing Policies Go Up in Smoke?

Posted by Marketing Hirease on Jul 17, 2014 10:00:00 AM

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) recently published an article in HR Magazine about the effects of marijuana legalization on workplace drug-testing policies. The article, titled “Marijuana Maelstrom,” digs deeper into one of the most controversial topics currently impacting the Human Resource community.

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Topics: Hirease, Law Changes, In The News, human resources, criminal background check, hiring lawsuits, hiring, legislature, Background Screening, Legislation, Healthcare Screening, Drug Testing, Drug Screening

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