Audio Conferences

  November 20, 2006 at 02:00PM ET

The U.S Department of Justice reports that 1 in every 32 adults has a criminal record. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce estimates that 30% of business failures are directly related to employee theft.

What you don't know about employees can hurt you. Just one bad hire can have significant financial and legal implications.

A report from ADP Screening and Selection Services has found that 44 percent of applicants lied about their work histories, 41 percent lied about their education, and 23 percent falsified credentials or licenses. And in another report, ResumeDoctor.com shows that 42.7 percent of résumés have significant inaccuracies.

But background checks do not come risk free. Make sure you’re using them appropriately and not opening your organization up to a host of legal pitfalls. Join IOMA in this 90-minute audio program to explore the ins and outs of background checks and you’ll learn:

• When a background check can and should be done
• Who is—and isn’t—an appropriate target for a background check
• What you need to reveal to the applicant (before and after the background check is complete)
• What the appropriate and legal search areas are
• Steps for exactly what to do if the check comes back positive for criminal, civil, or financial irregularities—and how to use that information properly
• Understand your access to items such as school records, credit reports, past employment, criminal records…and more!

Who Should Attend

Human resource managers, security directors, benefits administrators, payroll professionals, controllers, accountants, CFOs, business and office managers, operations managers, and recruiters.

Featured Faculty

Lester S. Rosen
Attorney at Law, Employment Screening Resources (ESR)

Lester S. Rosen is an attorney at law and President of Employment Screening Resources (www.ESRcheck.com), a national background screening company located in California. ESR was rated as the top screening firm in the US in the first independent industry study. He is the author of, “The Safe Hiring Manual--Complete Guide to Keeping Criminals, Imposters and Terrorists Out of Your Workplace.” He is also a consultant, writer and frequent presenter nationwide on pre-employment screening and safe hiring issues.