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Over 90 Percent of Nursing Homes Hire Criminals

A recent report filed by CBS indicates a disturbing trend in the healthcare industry. According to a government report from the Department of Health and Human Services, 92% of representative pool of 260 nursing homes across the country had at least one ... Read >

Background Checks: Stay Legal and Informed

Employers are entitled to run background checks on prospective new hires but they must adopt a policy that complies with federal and state laws. Job applicants may sue the employer if it is possible to prove discrimination if the pre-employment screenin... Read >

Help Offered by Background Checks for Your Business Safety

Extensive and comprehensive background checks and pre employment screening can definitely help businesses maintain a more peaceful and secure working environment for all concerned, including the safety of employees, managers and even bosses.Possible Dan... Read >

Overview of Drug and Alcohol Screening

Employers make use of drug and alcohol screening to ensure that its employees and workplace remain safe and free of drugs. By drug testing, an organization can ensure that they do not hire people who abuse drugs. This also makes existing employees think... Read >

Your Business is Growing Fast – Outsource your HR Headaches

Having a successful business is hardly something to be upset about; after all, you are edging closer and closer to achieving exactly what many can only dream of. However, more employees also means a lot more work when it comes to hiring them. You have to ... Read >

The Healthcare Industry and Reducing Compliance Liability

When a leading healthcare organization found that the costs and time that they were spending on employee background checks were not leading to the desired results, its management realized that outsourcing these functions could be a cost-effective and ef... Read >

Pre-employment Terminology

Arrest: The taking or keeping of a person in custody by legal authority, especially in response to a criminal charge; specifically, the apprehension of someone for the purpose of securing the administration of the law, especially of bringing that pe... Read >

What to expect from a background screening provider

Hiring qualified and trustworthy employees is essential for any business. Applicant background checks covering personal and professional history is a vital component in the search to find the right person for any position that needs to be filled. Employee... Read >

Avoid American Senior Communities' $376K Mistake

American Senior Communities (ASC), operator of nursing homes throughout Indiana, skipped a major step in the employment process. The oversight, discovered in an investigation by the Indiana Attorney General, led to a fine in excess of $376,000 in 2009. Wh... Read >

How to Solve the Problems Caused by Paper Applications

The dread of dealing with paper applications is something to which every Human Resources professional can relate. The stacks of information are easy to lose and hard to organize. We organize our lives around inefficient processes, and then we become... Read >

Protect the Privacy of Your Employees' Personal Information

Today, a vast majority of employers perform a background check of potential new-hires, and these applicants are required to supply them with their Personally Identifiable Information (PII). This includes their name, date of birth and Social Security... Read >

Staffing Up in 2011 - Be Prepared with Onboarding Tools

The recent jobs report indicates a continued trend of job growth with employment increasing in each of the last 12 months. The last time we saw such an extended period of job expansion was in 2006. The government and economic forecasters expect 2011... Read >

Prevention of Work Place Violence

A fist in the face or a shot gun fired at a person is an obvious act of violence. Violence can take the forms of verbal harassment and property destroyed. Most of us spend a large part of our days at work and we need it to be a safe place. Remember that w... Read >

Hiring with Confidence and Integrity

In today's society where trust is paramount to an employer-employee relationship, an employer must shield themselves from negligent hiring practices and ensure that the manner in which they hire an employee is in total legal compliance with local, state, ... Read >

Managing Your Company's Recruitment Cycle

Human resource departments juggle an extraordinary challenge when it comes to recruiting quality applicants. First and foremost, human resources professionals must decide which job boards, such as Monster.com, HotJobs.com, and state workforce websites, ar... Read >