Employers and human resource professionals conducting pre-employment background checks will have to keep compliance top of mind in 2016, as focused regulatory oversight, a growing number of class-action lawsuits and the ever-present threat of data breaches impact screening programs and practices.
Regulators Will Turn Up the Heat on False Matches
Background checks are in the spotlight, either “because people think they are not extensive enough or, conversely, that they go overboard and are unfair to ex-offenders,” said Les Rosen, an attorney and the CEO of Employment Screening Resources, a background screening firm based in the San Francisco area. “However, what everyone agrees about is the need for accuracy, and the government agencies are now squarely focused on accuracy issues,” added the author of The Safe Hiring Manual (Facts on Demand Press, 2012).
