Workplace Application: Employee problems are caused by problem employees, and this session will help HR professionals avoid bad hires in the first place.
Negligent hiring is one of the fastest growing areas of employment litigation. Learn legally complaint best practices to keep a business productive and out of court, including how to obtain and utilize criminal record and background information on job applicants. Get updated on recent legal developments, and review case studies to demonstrate what steps employers should take and mistakes to avoid. Hear about cutting edge issues, such as the use of social networking sites, new technology and the EEOC approach to the use of criminal records and credit reports. Learn steps a firm can take immediately to avoid a bad hire by the effective use of the application, interview and past employment checking processes. You will:

• Learn why background checks and due diligence have become mission critical for employers
• Understand the basics of a negligent hiring lawsuit and defenses that work and do not work
• Get acquainted with cutting edge issues such as the new EEOC focus on criminal records and credit reports and the use of social network sites
• Learn how to spent fraudulent employment and education credentials
• Get updated on the latest best practices and new technologies; and
• Learn steps your organization can take today to implement a legally compliant program and to hire the best employees.

Additional fees are required to attend this program. Advanced registration is also required.