25 Years after Workplace Shooting in the Sky: Lessons Learned about Workplace Violence since PSA Flight 1771 Disaster – Webinar on Thursday 12/13
25 Years ago on December 7, 1987 one of the most shocking Workplace Violence disasters happened in California when recently terminated employee David Burke killed his former boss with a 44 magnum at 22,000 feet aboard PSA Flight 1771. Burke also shot to death the pilots and flight attendant before pushing the flight control column […]
Dentists: You Can Avoid Embezzlers Embezzlement in Dental Offices
Dental offices are often susceptible to embezzlement and one of the main reasons is because these offices are too busy to keep track of the paperwork and money incoming to each office. Unfortunately, unethical staff members are well aware of this major flaw and take full advantage of the situation.
It is important to understand how […]
How to Keep Your Employees From Becoming Millionaires At Your Expense
What is considered the “aspiring millionaire employee?”
An “aspiring millionaire employee” is a type of employee that is looking to gain some easy money through lawsuits against his/her employer. An employee like this may even have a history of suing employers to support lofty ambitions of wealth!
Pre-employment background checks are one of the best ways to […]
Press Release- AccuScreen "16th Annual Top 7 Resume Lies"
In A Tough Job Market, Resume Lies Reach New Levels Of Absurdity, Reports AccuScreen.
As job seekers have become more desperate, the number of people lying on resumes and job applications has spiked to 46% according to
AccuScreen’s 16th annual ‘Top 7 Resume Lies’ report.
TAMPA, FL — Resume lies, falsification rings, diploma mills, and […]
Press Release- AccuScreen “16th Annual Top 7 Resume Lies”
In A Tough Job Market, Resume Lies Reach New Levels Of Absurdity, Reports AccuScreen.
As job seekers have become more desperate, the number of people lying on resumes and job applications has spiked to 46% according to
AccuScreen’s 16th annual ‘Top 7 Resume Lies’ report.
TAMPA, FL — Resume lies, falsification rings, diploma mills, and […]
Ask the Expert
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 […]
The Business Guide to Background Checks
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 […]
Who Are You Allowing In Your Home?
Who are you allowing in your House?
Sue Weaver contacted a major department store to have her air ducts cleaned. She didn’t know they were sending a twice-convicted sex offender into her home–and that he would later rape and murder her.
Her sister started a nonprofit organization to raise awareness about this little-known danger. The Sue Weaver […]
Felons Who Cross State Lines Pose Hiring Threat
According to a recent investigative series in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, between 1.9 and 2.7 million felony fugitives (including rapists and murderers) have eluded capture by crossing state lines.
Companies that unknowingly hire felons or fugitives put themselves at increased risk of embezzlement, fraud, lawsuits and workplace violence. Employers should be alert to the possibility that […]
U.S. Companies Report Alarming Increase in Employee Fraud
“Infinity screening” can protect businesses during the economic downturn, Accu-Screen reports
Chalk up one more negative consequence of the economic downturn: employee fraud and thefts are on the rise.
Employees facing increased financial hardships (such as having a spouse who was laid off, a sick family member or a home at risk of foreclosure) are […]
