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How Can the Improper Use of Background Checks Could Get You Sued?

Crimcheck | Pre-Employment & Background Check Information

Original Post: 3-15-16 Updated Post: 4-29-16 Updated Post: 7-18-16 Updated Post: 10-23-16 Updated Post: 4-4-17 In April 2015, the staffing industry and others were rocked by the news that retail giant Amazon had been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit. When the background check returned a criminal record, the company fired him.

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What is blind recruitment – and does it work?

cipHR

Is it actually an effective tool? Candidates’ names, for example, may give signals about their socio-economic background, ethnicity and immigration status that might influence a hiring manager’s decision about whether or not to progress their application. And how can you introduce it to your organisation?

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Staffing Companies Beware: Improper Use Of Background Checks Could Get You Sued

Crimcheck | Pre-Employment & Background Check Information

In April 2015, the staffing industry and others were rocked by the news that retail giant Amazon had been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit. The company was accused of wrongly using background checks when making hiring decisions. The company was accused of wrongly using background checks when making hiring decisions.

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Paul Lockhart of NoviSphere: “Never be afraid to fail”

Thrive Global

As a part of our series about cutting-edge technological breakthroughs, I had the pleasure of interviewing Paul Lockhart. NoviSphere CEO Paul Lockhart was most recently Director of Engineering for PEMDAS Technologies. Bringing this system to fruition became our immediate priority due the urgent need for the technology.