The Importance of Accreditation - CARCO Receives Accreditation From...
NAPBS accreditation supports CARCO’s commitment to excellence, accountability, high professional standards, and continued improvement. CARCO Group, Inc. (CARCO), a worldwide...
View ArticleCARCO Exhibiting at Healthcare Providers (HCP) Conference & Expo
October 27-28, 2010 This year's HCP Conference is at the Marriott Long Island Hotel & Conference Center in Uniondale, New York. This is a local conference for us and we are...
View ArticleReminder - Effective 1/3/2011 - State of Illinois restricts employers from...
House Bill 4658 is the Employee Credit Privacy Act. Under the act, Illinois’ employers may not use a person’s credit history to determine employment, recruiting, discharge...
View Article2011 HIRING TRENDS
The economy is slowly making a turnaround from where it was in the last couple of years. Corporations – big and small – are not laying as many employees off and are, in fact,...
View Article2011 Employment Trends - Are You Ready?
This week, the American Staffing Association published an article with the results of a survey recently completed by CareerBuilder which noted that more employers plan to...
View ArticleCredit Controversy - so last year, or the big deal for 2011?
Bad credit=bad employee? And so begins the conversation about whether it is fair to equate a job applicant’s financial responsibility with their likely job performance. Does...
View ArticleDoes Your Company Have a Robust Drug Screening Process in Place?
Does Your Company Have a Robust Drug Screening Process in Place? CNNMoney.com Reports That Drug Use At Work Is Higher Than We Thought. CNNMoney.com recently published an...
View ArticleWhat's Your Take on the "Ban the Box" Movement?
I recently blogged about the concern around the use of credit checks in background screening, and whether that practice might keep good people out of jobs. Similarly,...
View ArticleDoes your small to mid-sized company have access to high quality background...
In our travels around the country meeting with HR executives and exhibiting at the different HR trade shows, my colleagues and I frequently hear complaints from HR executives...
View ArticleThe EEOC and Background Screening
The EEOC has taken on – with great vigor - the issue of using credit and criminal background checks in pre-employment screening. Their stance, as you can imagine, is that...
View ArticleCan one piece of paper cost you $1 million and even put you in jail? You bet...
Are you an employer who, since the enactment of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, failed to adhere to the strict rules of Form I-9 compliance? If so, now is...
View ArticleBackground Checks, FCRA Requirements and Multi Million Dollar Penalties
Ignorance of the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is no excuse and can be costly. Just ask First Student Bus Company and its sister company First...
View ArticleFEATURED: What Challenges do you Face in Your New Hire Process?
What are the biggest pain points in your new hire process once a candidate has been identified? --- This discussion is part of the Toolbox for HR Featured Discussion program....
View ArticleNew White Paper: Small Business, Big Risk
Why expose your small company to big risk? This white paper takes a look at why small businesses must engage in background screening. One bad hire can mire a company in...
View ArticleChipotle Grill's I-9 Compliance Nightmare
Here’s another reason to ensure your company’s I-9 procedures are in compliance with the law. Federal immigration officials have already forced Chipotle to fire close to 500...
View ArticleE-Verify News and State Legislation Updates
I'm all about passing along useful information, so here's some recent E-Verify news and state legislation updates. I hope you find these helpful! ( http://...
View ArticleConnecticut Becomes the Sixth State to Enact Legislation Prohibiting the Use...
On July 13, 2011, Connecticut Governor Malloy enacted legislation that will prohibit certain employers from using credit reports in hiring decisions. The new law goes...
View Article$25 Million Suit by Murdered NY Cop's Family for Failure to Conduct a...
Can you imagine being sued for $25 million for not conducting a simple background check on a potential employee? The New York Post reports that a Staten Island judge has...
View ArticleCARCO's SVP, Fred Giles, CPP, Speaking at the Cornell University Conference...
SAVE THE DATE: Cornell University in conjunction with Cornell Law School presents The Richard Netter Conference on Criminal Records and Employment Frederick G. Giles,...
View ArticleThe Role of Social Media in Employment Screening
The use of social media research in pre-employment screening and periodic employee re-screening is a hot topic for HR managers. The subject has been discussed in this and...
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