2009 ESR Newsletters

January, 2009

• ESR Releases Its Second Annual Top Ten Trends in the Screening Industry (2009 Edition)
• Stacy the "Drunken Pirate" - a Federal Court Case in the MySpace Age
• Dumb Criminals: It could be Funny if it wasn't So Sad
• ESR Speaks 2009 Speaking Schedule

February, 2009

• E-Verify Federal Contractor Rules Delayed Until May 21, 2009
• ESR President Quoted in USA Today on Credit Reports for Employment Use; Described as "Background Check Expert."
• Australian Court Says Facebook can be used to Serve Legal Papers
• ESR Speaks 2009 Speaking Schedule

March, 2009

• How to Tell if Someone is Lying at an Interview (Hint: It helps to have a coin handy)
• Megan's Law and Registered Sexual Offenders - An "Only in California" Twist
• Cup of Coffee with that Criminal Conviction? Starbucks Case Underscores Importance of Well-Crafted Employment Application
• ESR Speaks 2009 Speaking Schedule

April, 2009

• Ohio Case on Negligent Hiring Demonstrates that a Higher Risk Requires Greater Due Diligence
• You are in Trouble When: Your Screening Firm Uses a Home Based Operator Network
• Time for the Yearly Check-Up: Due Diligence 22 Question Check-Up
• ESR Speaks 2009 Speaking Schedule

May, 2009

• BBC Investigation Reveals Personal Identifiable Information Sold from Offshore Call Center
• Data Breach Notices from US Businesses Underscores the Importance of Data Security Measure
• ESR Article on Trends, Developments and Best Practices Featured in Leading International Security Magazine

June, 2009

• New Utah Privacy Laws Impact Employers and May Show Future Trend
• Sign of the Times – Bill Pending in Congress Requires Consent for Financial Institutions to Offshore Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
• Don’t Even Bother to Interview Before Hiring? Maybe Not as Ridiculous as it Sounds
• ESR Speaks 2009 Speaking Schedule

July, 2009

• A Tale of Two References-One Makes You Liable for Damages and the Other Does Not
• Hawaii Latest State to Put Limits on Use of Credit Reports
• New Study on Impact of Past Criminal Record on New Employment Creates More Questions than it Answers

August, 2009

• Sourcing Candidates from Social Networking Sites
• Are Business Connection Sites More Accurate than Resumes?
• Employment at Will and Probationary Periods

September, 2009

• California Case Demonstrates Outer Limits to Negligent Hiring Exposure
• Privacy and Background Screening Reports
• Top Ten Mistaken Assumptions Made by Higher Education (and other employers) When It Comes to Background Checks

October, 2009

• Getting Back to Basics: The Basics of Credit Reports and Employment
• Getting Back to Basics: The Basics of Criminal Records Searches
• Getting Back to Basics: The Basics of Education Verifications

November, 2009

• Negligent Hiring and Retention a Leading Cause of Employment Lawsuits
• Defenses That Do and Do Not Work in Negligent Hiring Cases
• E-Verify Rule for Federal Contractors Now in Effect

December, 2009

• New EEOC Lawsuit for Discrimination Based on Credit Report and Criminal Records
• Why Background Firms Should Not Contact an Applicant Directly
• Optimizing Employee Selection by Using Online Referencing Tools and Background Checks

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