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Employee with Outstanding Warrant Kidnaps Boss and EEOC’s Guidelines on Criminal Background Checks: Part II.

By |December 17th, 2012|

 

 

Employee with Outstanding Warrant Kidnaps Boss: Part II.

Palermo’s former boss should have taken into consideration the three “Green” factors that the EEOC recommends when conducting criminal background checks, which was reiterated in the EEOC’s new guidance on criminal background checks on April 25, 2012. The Green factors are based on the court case Green vs. […]

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EEOC “Gives the Bird” to American Business Owners & Public

By |May 12th, 2012|

By Kevin Connell, Founder & Chairman, AccuScreen.com

The five-member EEOC Commission is tasked with the job of administering Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and in their most recent meeting on April 25, the Commission itself was battling within itself over why they were even meeting that day to vote on New Guidance on Criminal Background Checks , it […]

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EEOC "Gives the Bird" to American Business Owners & Public

By |May 12th, 2012|

By Kevin Connell, Founder & Chairman, AccuScreen.com

The five-member EEOC Commission is tasked with the job of administering Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, and in their most recent meeting on April 25, the Commission itself was battling within itself over why they were even meeting that day to vote on New Guidance on Criminal Background Checks , it […]

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Employee Embezzlement: Whose Hand is in Your Cookie Jar?

By |June 17th, 2011|

The importance of employment screening firms and the services they provide, such as criminal background checks, has become a necessity in today’s workplace. Stories of employees involved in embezzlement, felonies and fraud are all over the daily news. These crimes are surprisingly common in the Unites States but the question remains, “why are employees thieving […]

Top 10 Weirdest Complaints that Human Resources Departments Have Received from Their Employees

By |May 26th, 2011|

There is no wonder why people go to work everyday. Obviously, they get paid to go in and work but they also get to work with other interesting employees! This statement is not always universally agreed upon as the Human Resources Departments of most companies deal with the complaints of employees about their ‘disturbing’, not […]

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Ask the Expert

By |September 11th, 2010|

I would like to know how other organizations conduct background checks. We use an agency and only check on Felonies for administrative staff. We rely on the applicant to disclose where they may have lived and then we search those counties or states as appropriate.  This process is dependent on the applicant disclosing all places lived […]

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The Business Guide to Background Checks

By |August 17th, 2010|

What is negligent hiring?

Negligent hiring is based on the principal that employers have an obligation to protect their employees and clients from injury caused by their own employees. Employers have an obligation to protect their employees from the “foreseeable” acts of a fellow employee. Negligent hiring happens when a company fails to check references or […]

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Webinar: Friday August 13, 2010 – Workplace Violence in the 21st Century

By |August 11th, 2010|

Webinar: Workplace Violence in the 21st Century – 2:00 PM Eastern 11:00 Pacific

Tampa, Fl., August 11, 2010—In the wake of the beer distributorship shooting and tragic loss of life in Manchester, CT on August 3rd, many Human Resource professionals and business leaders are taking a fresh look at their policies and procedures that address workplace […]

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Human Resource Managers Must Be Vigilant When Doing Seasonal Hiring: “Resume Lies and Embezzlement are on the Rise,” says Accu-Screen

By |November 15th, 2009|

Major retailers and other corporations are gearing up for the all-important holiday shopping season. Amid growing worries about stagnant holiday sales and signs of a recession, companies are still hiring seasonal employees. In their hurry to hire temporary workers, however, many companies run an increased risk of employee fraud, embezzlement and other crimes.

Accu-Screen, a leader […]

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Insiders Secrets of Criminal Background Checks – Webinar

By |September 8th, 2009|

I’m going to speak for a few minutes on criminal background checks and then I’m going to open it up to a “Q and A” so we will save any questions you have in mind for the end.  Let me start by giving a little background on myself and on my company.  I am Kevin […]

AccuScreen CEO Will Discuss Resume Lying on Fox 13 News Tampa Bay

By |January 14th, 2009|

In a segment to appear during the Fox 13 Late News, Kevin Connell of AccuScreen addresses the increased incidence of resume falsifications and provides advice for job-seekers and employers.
Tampa, FL / January 14, 2009 – AccuScreen Founder and CEO Kevin Connell will appear today on the 10 p.m. edition of the Fox 13 News in […]

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AccuScreen CEO Will Discuss Resume Lying on Fox 13 News Tampa Bay

By |January 5th, 2009|

In a segment to appear during the Fox 13 Late News, Kevin Connell of AccuScreen addresses the increased incidence of resume falsifications and provides advice for job-seekers and employers.

Tampa, FL / January 14, 2009 – AccuScreen Founder and CEO, Kevin Connell, will appear today on the 10 p.m. edition of the Fox 13 News in […]

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