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SHRM 2015 Talent Management Conference & Exposition
Workplace Application: This session will help you avoid bad hires while staying in legal compliance and keeping your organization out of court.
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Failure to conduct due diligence during hiring can create a legal and financial nightmare including lawsuits and fraudulent workers. However, failure to comply with numerous state and federal laws and regulations also carries extreme risks. Learn legally complaint best practices to keep your business productive and out of court, including how to obtain and utilize criminal record and background information on job applicants. You will leave this session with:

  • An update on recent legal developments and cutting-edge issues such as "Ban the Box" laws, the new EEOC focus on criminal records and credit reports, and the use of social network sites.
  • An understanding of the basics of a negligent hiring lawsuit and defenses that work and do not work.
  • An understanding of how to spot fraudulent employment and education credentials.
  • Steps you can take immediately to implement a legally compliant program and hire the best employees.
 
Date(s) & Time(s): 
Monday, April 27, 2015 - 1:30pm to 2:45pm
Presenter: 
Lester S. Rosen
Attorney at Law and CEO
Employment Screening Resources
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Lester S. Rosen is an attorney at law  and CEO of Employment Screening Resources (ESR), a national background screening company.  He is a consultant, writer, expert witness  and frequent presenter nationwide on pre-employment screening. He is the author of “The Safe Hiring Manual,” (3d Edition 2017/826 pages), the first comprehensive book on background screening.  He served as the chairperson of the steering committee that founded the Professional Background Screeners Association (PBSA),  served as its first co-chair and received the PBSA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019. 

SESSIONS:
Location: 
Harbor Ballroom C
Amount of Credit: 
1.25
Credit Type: 
•HR Credit
Session Type: 
Concurrent Session
Competency: 
HR Expertise
Critical Evaluation
Intended Audience: 
Mid-Level
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