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OSHA Delays Enforcement of Post-Accident Drug Testing Rule to December
EBI
OCTOBER 20, 2016
For more information on the new rule, download our free recorded webinar : Drug TestingThis is to give the parties further time to brief the issues focusing on the nationwide injunction requested, and the court’s authority to issue such an order. These provisions became effective on August 10, 2016. Perez, No. 16-cv-01998-D (N.D. Tex.).
Courts Shut Down Professional Plaintiff
EBI
AUGUST 11, 2016
You must make sure your disclosure and authorization for background checks and credit reports are clear, conspicuous and contain NOTHING that could be considered extraneous information. Businesses have always had to worry about frivolous lawsuits. Con-artists “slip” and fall, others find a bug in their food. Sometimes the hot coffee is just too hot. He is not looking for a job. EEOC & FCRA
EBI Secures NAPBS Re-Accreditation
EBI
OCTOBER 26, 2016
Being accredited by NAPBS is so important to EBI because it is a way to separate ourselves as a leader in the market and to show the community our commitment to information security, best practices, compliance and client education.”. That could mean keeping bad apples out of your company or keeping your employees’ personal information secure. But this effort really isn’t for us.
Behind the Screen Part 2 - The 9 Questions to Ask Your Screener About Information Security
EBI
AUGUST 4, 2016
The handling and storing of data might sound like a dry, IT topic, but in this day and age of rampant identity theft, job applicants depend on employers protecting their information. Going “behind the screen,” here are the 9 essential questions that we as professional screeners would ask to evaluate a provider’s focus on information security. This is no simple task.
The Performance Management Storm: Four Macro-Trends Driving the Change
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more informal communication methods. Rather than a formal, once-a-year review, managers and their direct reports hold regular, informal “touch-points” where they set or. 1Why Your Company Will Need to. Rethink Performance Management eGuide Part 1: The Argument. for Change 2 3About this Guide Organizations are increasingly. moving from traditional performance. happening now. it happen.
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Legislative Alert - Friday, October 7th, 2016: Trump & Clinton Fail Social Media Background Checks
EBI
OCTOBER 7, 2016
Since an audit revealed the problem, all the tenants have been screened through the National Crime Information Center and the Terrorist Screening Database. Screening News. Both Candidates Fail Social Media Background Check. Military Skips Background Checks- Puts Troops at Risk. Lyft May Win FCRA Case. New CA Law Governing Ride Shares. Both Candidates Fail Social Media Background Check.
Legislative Alert - Friday, October 21st, 2016: Study Finds Mature Employees Good for Business [Video + Transcript]
EBI
OCTOBER 21, 2016
The Judge found that since the company merely transmits information from the FBI and does nothing to evaluate the data, it is not a consumer reporting agency and is therefore not covered by the FCRA. Screening News. The Value of Hiring more Mature Employees. Could Yahoo Kill Privacy Shield? CFPB Structure Unconstitutional? Judge Finds for Giant Bank over Background Checks. 1:26. 1:26. Embed.
No One's Immune: How Companies of All Sizes Can Prevent a Data Breach [Video]
EBI
MAY 26, 2016
From Sony to Target, Home Depot and health insurance giant Anthem, personal information is being stolen by the truckload. You see all of these large sophisticated companies getting hacked, and you are a smaller company without the budget that these huge companies have for information security and you wonder, is my organization vulnerable? No industry is immune. Videos
Legislative Alert - Friday, October 28th, 2016: Spokeo Turns the Tides on FCRA Lawsuits [Video + Transcript]
EBI
OCTOBER 28, 2016
Not only is there private health information, but social security numbers, addresses, insurance information and credit card numbers. Screening News. Spokeo Shutting Down FCRA Lawsuits. Marijuana on Ballots Across the Country. Healthcare Could be Cyber Criminals Next Target. 2:53. 2:53. Facebook. Twitter. Embed. Speed. Quality. 1080p. About Wistia. 1:01. message. Legislative Alerts
The Performance Management Storm: Four Macro-Trends Driving the Change
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more informal communication methods. Rather than a formal, once-a-year review, managers and their direct reports hold regular, informal “touch-points” where they set or. 1Why Your Company Will Need to. Rethink Performance Management eGuide Part 1: The Argument. for Change 2 3About this Guide Organizations are increasingly. moving from traditional performance. happening now. it happen.
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Social Media Use Becoming a Regular Part of the Hiring Process
EBI
MARCH 23, 2016
44% of respondents say they believe a candidate’s public social media profile can provide information about work-related performance. SHRM does recommend companies consider training HR professionals how to properly use the information they find online. The full report is 39 pages, but we have summarized the results for you. That’s up from 56% in 2011. Background Checks
Form I-9 Frequently Asked Questions - Part 3
EBI
OCTOBER 25, 2016
For even more I-9 information, be sure to register for our upcoming webinar with Sathab on October 26th at 1pm ET: Form I-9 E-VerifyAll employers are required to complete and store a Form I-9 for each new employee hired to work in the United States. The Screening News Network sat down with Corporate Immigration Counsel, Sathab Abbo, to shed some light on the questions they hear most.
Legislative Alert - Thursday, October 13th, 2016: Which Hires Outstay and Outperform Peers? [Video + Transcript]
EBI
OCTOBER 13, 2016
The bill amends the Labor Code to add more information that is off limits for applications and interviews. Screening News. WOTC Employees Have Greater On-the-Job Success. CA Juvenile Records Off Limits. Yahoo Breach Even Bigger that Reported? Bieber Battles for Medical Marijuana. 2:42. 2:42. Facebook. Twitter. Embed. Speed. Quality. 1080p. About Wistia. 2:13. message. Didn’t get an email?
Using Social Media for Background Checks – Part 1
EBI
JANUARY 7, 2016
Employers say they passed on an applicant after seeing the candidate posted: 46 % – Provocative or inappropriate photographs or information. 41% – Information about them drinking or using drugs. search of PUBLIC information may have saved this school tons of headaches. How many times a day do you check social media? For some of you, it may be too many to count. And many more.
Move Beyond Learning to Applying: A Modern Management Development Program
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information to application and use cases, we focus the training experience and not. 1 kineo.com [email protected] 312-846-6656 Hard to believe that it’s been almost 20 years since the term “eLearning” entered the corpo- rate learning lexicon. And just in the last five years, the velocity at which new solutions have entered. the market has gone through the roof. We now. learning nuggets.
Legislative Alert - Friday, July 1st, 2016: Background Checks for Drone Pilots
EBI
JULY 1, 2016
The staffing company argued that they showed good faith by using the E-Verify system that compares information from the Form I-9s to government records. Screening News. Staffing Company Faces Huge Fines. Medical Marijuana Foe Pushes for more Research. Background Checks for Drone Pilots. Staffing Company Faces Huge Fines. Administrative Law Judge Ellen K. Background Checks for Drone Pilots.
Legislative Alert: Friday, June 17th, 2016 - Waffle House in a Jam
EBI
JUNE 17, 2016
They also say the company failed to provide any adverse action when hiring decisions were made with information gleaned from the checks. Businesses have long been required to post information to educate employees about their rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disability Act and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.
Georgia Seals Conviction Records; Employers Don’t Know Who They’re Hiring
EBI
MARCH 10, 2016
Without access to the right information, even the most thorough background check can fall short. Unfortunately, there are states out there that are really dropping the ball and making things harder for everyone. The latest is Georgia. An investigation by WSB-TV found that the outcomes for millions of criminal charges are missing from the state’s database. Here’s how it happened. Not quite.
Behind the Screen Part 3 – Compliance in Background Screening: What is it, and Why Should I care?
EBI
OCTOBER 5, 2016
Examples include Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) in Canada, Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (BDSG) in Germany, Personal Data Protection Law (PDPL) in Taiwan, and Anteprojeto de Lei para a Proteção de Dados Pessoais (Protection of Personal Data) in Brazil. Accurate Source Information. You already know about legal compliance in your industry. It’s the law!
Ditching the formal performance review? Kineo shares 3 Elements for Success
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all the information they think they need is readily. From Performance Management. to Performance Development eGuide 2Part 2: A Roadmap. for Change In Part 1 of this eGuide, we explored the confluence. of factors that’s driving change in how performance. is managed and how organizations are moving. away from the traditional annual review process to. more real-time dynamic approach. This all sounds. very logical, of course, until an organization starts to. push forward with change then finds that there may. be some very real barriers to moving forward. elements in more detail. Moving.
FCRA Cases and the Justice Antonin Scalia Void
EBI
MARCH 3, 2016
EBI offers a variety of resources to help employers stay informed and compliant. Employers and their background screening partners were optimistic a Supreme Court ruling in Spokeo v. Robins would establish an actual injury requirement for FCRA-based class action cases to advance through the courts. While we await Supreme Court action on Spokeo , FCRA litigation marches on. EEOC & FCRA
Legislative Alert - Friday, August 26th, 2016: Frito-Lay Settles FCRA Suit
EBI
AUGUST 26, 2016
Lead plaintiff William Jones’s original complaint claimed that Waffle House conducted a background check on him and then used incorrect information to deny him a job. Screening News. Frito-Lay Settles in FCRA Fight. Waffle House Appeals Judge's FCRA Decision. Colorado Schools Struggle with Medical Marijuana Rules. Recreational Pot Coming to California? Frito-Lay Settles in FCRA Fight.
Behind the Screen Part 1 - Background Check Accuracy is No Laughing Matter
EBI
APRIL 27, 2016
Today, we begin a four part series by showing you how solid background screening companies make sure the information you receive is accurate. Or, two - they might find information that makes things even more confusing. The collective goal of the best providers in this industry is to deliver accurate information to the employer while respecting the rights of the consumer. Enjoy!
Legislative Alert - Thursday, August 18th, 2016: Philadelphia Bans Credit Checks for Hiring
EBI
AUGUST 18, 2016
The “Fair Practices Ordinance: Protections Against Unlawful Discrimination” adds a section to the city code that prohibits employers from using credit information to make decisions about employees and job applicants. Several jobs are exempt, such as law enforcement, or positions that require access to sensitive financial information, confidential or proprietary information.
4 Ways to Close the Learning-Doing Gap for Front-Line Managers [GUIDE]
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Diagnose: Sue has a general idea of what she needs to improve, but she knows she needs to get more information to better diagnose and understand her skill gaps. FOUR WAYS TO CLOSE THE. LEARNING-DOING GAP FOR. FRONT-LINE MANAGERS 4FOREWORD We’re in business to help organizations. achieve their goals by making sure their. employees have the knowledge and skills. they need to succeed. managers.
Ohio's Background Check System a Mess
EBI
JANUARY 20, 2016
It’s only 15-years old, but the system repeatedly fails when it comes to providing accurate information about convicted felons. The main problem is that Ohio’s system is fingerprint based and has many of the same limitations as the FBI Fingerprint Database - its information is frequently out of date and incomplete. Unfortunately, the fix is not a simple one. Yes, technology is great.
National Retailers Hit With Ban The Box Fines
EBI
FEBRUARY 5, 2016
This move comes after tens of thousands of federal employees and contractors had their personal information compromised in a data breach at the OPM. EBI's Screening News Update – February 5, 2016. • New Federal Agency to Handle Background Checks • Pennsylvania Teachers Fight Background Checks • National Retailers Hit With Ban The Box Fines. 2:50. POWERED BY WISTIA. Loading. Playing in.
Don’t Let This Important Tax Opportunity Pass Your Company By
EBI
MARCH 15, 2016
The statement signed by qualified employees indicating that they have provided the information on Form 8850 “on or before the date of the job offer” is waived for employees hired during the hiatus period; in this case from 1/1/2015 through 12/31/2015 for all target groups, except the newly added long-term unemployed. We hope you’ll join us for this very informative webinar on March 24 th.
How Employers Can Prepare for OSHA's New Post-Accident Testing Rules
EBI
JULY 21, 2016
Contact CCG at [email protected] or 215.240.8204 for a policy update including addendums for all mandatory and voluntary state drug testing laws and information on our OSHA and Reasonable suspicion training webinars. Note from Jennifer Gladstone: In yesterday’s Legislative Alert we told you about some changes to OSHA’s post-accident testing rules. Confused? You are not alone….
Philly Restaurant Merger Highlights Serious Issue for the Industry
EBI
MARCH 29, 2016
While filling out I-9 Forms for all employees is required for all employers, confirming the information through E-Verify is not. Urban Outfitters’ decision to use E-Verify to quickly make sure the information job applicants provide is accurate is a good one, and in our experts’ opinions, it’s something businesses of all sizes should consider. But there was a catch. Form I-9 E-Verify
Legislative Alert Thursday April 14th: Whoopi Launches Line of Pot-Infused Products
EBI
APRIL 14, 2016
On March 30th -- the day before the forms expired -- the USCIS published proposed changes to the form, which included embedded instructions for completing each field, validations to make sure information is entered correctly, and additional spaces for multiple preparers and translators. Screening News Update. Dave and Buster's Suit Dismissed. IRS Still at High Risk for Security Breaches.
Legislative Alert March 2, 2016: Sprint's Motion to Dismiss Denied in FCRA Suit
EBI
MARCH 2, 2016
claims the disclosure contained extraneous information and “includes a vast and limitless release of information that applies to third parties’ provision of information.”. Screening News Update. Judge Denies Sprint's Motion in FCRA Suite. Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance. Poughkeepsie Bans the Box. Judge Denies Sprint’s Motion in FCRA Suit. Roberto Rodriguez, Jr.
Legislative Alert - Thursday, September 1st, 2016: Worldwide Cyber Hacker Convicted [Video + Transcript]
EBI
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
Hackers stole personal and financial information from an estimated 56 million customers. They claim damages that included unauthorized charges, theft of financial information and the cost of identity protection after the breach. Screening News. Huge Hacker Gets Busted. Military Fights Militants with Background Checks. New I-9 Approved. Judge Approves Home Depot Settlement.
Fraud Risk Starts Under Your Own Roof
EBI
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
Who is most likely to hack your company’s vital information? When looking specifically at information or data loss, 45 percent of the year’s attacks were traced back to an employee within the organization. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Global Information Security Survey found that 35 percent of data breaches in 2014 were caused by current employees, 30 percent by former employees.
Form I-9 Frequently Asked Questions - Part 1
EBI
OCTOBER 10, 2016
And for even more I-9 information, be sure to register for our upcoming webinar with Sathab Abbo on October 26th at 1pm ET: Form I-9 E-VerifyAll employers are required to complete and store a Form I-9 for each new employee hired to work in the United States. SA: Ask your employee the reason for the difference in spelling. JG: Can an employer accept and copy a laminated Social Security Card?
Legislative Alert – January 31, 2016: Drug Testing via Fingerprints?
EBI
JANUARY 31, 2016
They will also provide applicants with information on how to reduce their criminal records under Proposition 47 which changed some felonies to misdemeanors. Screening News Update. Criminal Record? No Problem in PA. Uber Easing Up on Some Background Checks. Indiana Cracking Down on Employers. Portable Fingerprint Drug Test Coming Soon? Criminal Record? No Problem in PA.
Legislative Alert - Friday, June 24th, 2016: Ride Shares Have Friends in High Places
EBI
JUNE 24, 2016
He also points out that the database includes arrest information but doesn’t show if someone was ever actually convicted of a crime. In yet another Uber story, the ride-sharing giant has agreed to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of firing drivers over information found through unauthorized background searches. Screening News. Former Attorney General Backs Ride-Shares.
Customers Rank EBI as a Top Provider. Again!
EBI
DECEMBER 27, 2015
Over the last year, we launched our Screening News Network ™ , which in addition to our blog, keeps our customers educated and well informed. As we watch another year come to an end, we truly hope that our readers have found the content of our blog and the Screening News Network helpful, educational and entertaining. We try not to spend too much time talking about ourselves here.
Mayor’s Arguments against E-Verify Don’t Make Sense
EBI
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
It provides an automated link to federal databases to help employers check the information a new hire puts on their I-9 form (which is mandatory) against their Social Security Number to confirm that the applicant can work legally. The other day I came across a short little article from Woonsocket, Rhode Island. But the cute name is not what caught my eye. We’re not Texas. Form I-9 E-Verify
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