User Name Password New User? New Researcher? Home Services Resources About Us Getting Started Be Informed Know Who You're Hiring 50% of all resume's contain false or misleading information. Approximately 6% of today's workforce have a criminal record. Approximately 38% of credit reports contain derogotory information. Employee turnover is expensive. Our goal is to provide you with a better way to decrease your turnover rate. Protect Your Investment Hands on Approach Web-Based Technology Quick Links Consent/Request Form(pdf) Subscriber Agreement(pdf) FCRA Summary of Rights Collection Facility Locator HR News Using Facebook To Screen Potential Hires Can Get You Sued Although there are ample business reasons for the use of social media in pre-employment screening, potential pitfalls exist for such screening as well. These pitfalls include obtaining information that is unlawful to consider in any employment decision, such as the applicant's race, religion, national origin, age, pregnancy status, marital status, disability, sexual orientation (some state and local jurisdictions), gender expression or identity (some state and local jurisdictions), and genetic information. Because this information is often prominently displayed on social networking profiles, even the most cautious employer may find itself an unwitting defendant in a lawsuit. To minimize the likelihood of a charge of discrimination, employers should consider assigning a person not involved in the hiring process to review social media sites (pursuant to a standard written search policy), to filter out any information about membership in a protected class (that is, race, religion, and so on), and to only forward information that may be lawfully considered in the hiring process. Legal Alerts E-Verify Federal Contractor Rule Suspended On January 9, 2009, the federal government agreed to suspend the implementation of the E-Verify Federal Contractor Rule until February 20, 2009. The E-Verify Federal Contractor Rule was due to take effect on January 15, 2009, but the government agreed to delay implementation after the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, along with other business groups, filed a lawsuit on December 23, 2008 challenging the legality of this law. A notice announcing the suspension is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register this week. Affiliates Home Privacy Policy Terms of Use Site Map Contact Us © 2012 ApplicantProfile.com