NOTEWORTHY NEWS
Should Your Credit Report Cost You a Job? A bill would prohibit employers from using credit reports in hiring decisions. See the December 2010 Update from KlinkCheck.
DECEMBER 2010 - The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has okayed the use of Bankruptcy cases by employers to disqualify job applicants. Contact Jeffrey Klink for further information at 1-800-836-8916 or jklink@klink-co.com to learn about the limits of this holding written by Justice Dolores Sloviter.
The EEOC is committed to making sure that HR departments use criminal convictions and other data to in proper ways, and in ways that don't disparately impact latinos and African-Americans. CONTACT a professional at KlinkCheck to learn more about the dangers associated with blindly disqualifying applicants based upon their backgrounds.
UPCOMING AND RECENT EVENTS
We are in the process of scheduling presentations to SHRM and other professionals for 2011. Please contact Jane Yanosick, President, 1-800-836-8916 or jyanosick@klinkcheck.com at your very earliest convenience to arrange a presentation for your group. We cover the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa and the rest of the Americas.
Professionals from KlinkCheck speak regularly to professional organizations about trends and issues that impact Legal and Human Resource departments. Need to know more about using credit reports, bankruptcy cases, criminal convictions when making hiring decisions? Contact us to arrange a private presentation.
Older but Noteworthy News Articles: "Did you just Hire a rapist?"
Rapist's background checks 'came back clear,' says medical staffing agency. LA Times article
Fake doctor duped hospitals, universities, AMA. Associated Press