This webinar training will explain the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and how it affects the pre-screening and investigation process of current employees. It will discuss the regulations and law that employers should comply with while hiring new employees to avoid getting into legal issues in future. Participants will learn about the best practices and regulatory requirements regarding background checks, pre-screening and investigation for safe hiring.
Employers have long recognized that conducting due diligence on new hires is a mission critical task. Firms cannot afford to be sidetracked by employee problems such as workplace violence, theft, false resumes, embezzlement, harassment or trumped-up injury claims. Employers can be sued for negligent hiring if they hire someone they should have known, through the exercise of due diligence, was dangerous, unfit, dishonest or unqualified.
This webinar will discuss the basic of Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) for employers and how and why background checks and due diligence have become mission critical for employers.
Why Should You Attend:
The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) regulates how employers conduct pre-employment screening and investigations of current employees. Any employer, Human Resources or Security professional involved in pre-employment screening or employee investigations must comply with this complex law. However, the FCRA is full of potential landmines that can expose unwary employers to liability. In addition, at least 27 states have their own version of the FCRA.Employers have long recognized that conducting due diligence on new hires is a mission critical task. Firms cannot afford to be sidetracked by employee problems such as workplace violence, theft, false resumes, embezzlement, harassment or trumped-up injury claims. Employers can be sued for negligent hiring if they hire someone they should have known, through the exercise of due diligence, was dangerous, unfit, dishonest or unqualified.
This webinar will discuss the basic of Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) for employers and how and why background checks and due diligence have become mission critical for employers.
Areas Covered in the Webinar:
- Basic operation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) for employers.
- Pending legislation on conducting internal investigations.
- Impact of Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staff opinion letters.
- New cases and future trends.
- FCRA class action lawsuits rising in 2015.
- States having their own version of the FCRA.
- How to comply with the complex law known as FCRA.
Learning Objectives:
- Learn why background checks and due diligence have become mission critical for employers.
- Understand the current trends and best practices.
- Learn legal developments affecting due diligence and hiring.
- Understand why there has been a dramatic increase in class action lawsuits over background checks.
- Understand the very real threat of lawsuits including class action suits against employers that fail to screen or fail to follow the law.
- Learn steps employers can take immediately to help ensure legal compliance
Who Will Benefit:
- Human Resources Professionals
- Hiring and Employment managers
- Employers and Business owners
- Talent Management Officers
- Risk, Audit, and Compliance Personnel
- Anyone involved with the hiring and/or retention process at a company
Course Provider
Lester S Rosen,
