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Business Solutions Provider Pre-employ.com Inc. Awarded Background Screening Contract by Premier Purchasing Partners, LP

by Blake Forrester 2/25/2009 11:37:00 PM

Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Save Time and Money with Outsourced Background Screening Services  REDDING, CA (March 2, 2009) – Pre-employ.com Inc. – a leading provider of background screening services and other risk management solutions – today announced that it has been awarded a three-year contract for background screening services by Premier Purchasing Partners, L.P., the group purchasing unit of Premier, Inc., one of the nation’s largest healt... [More]

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Background Checks and Social Networking Sites

by Tom Ahearn 2/24/2009 11:27:00 AM

With three million people losing jobs in 2008 and nearly 600,000 more workers joining the ranks of the unemployed in January of 2009, employers are now faced with a tidal wave of job applicants and an ocean of qualified candidates. While employers may enjoy the wide variety of choices available, now more than ever they must use background checks to ensure that they are choosing the most qualified person for the job. To gain more information on individual applicants du... [More]

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New Guidelines Considered for Employer Credit Checks

by Tom Ahearn 2/19/2009 4:03:00 PM

With layoffs and foreclosures rising, bad employer credit checks can get in the way of landing good jobs. As a result, the federal government and several states are considering new rules to stop employers from unfairly screening out job applicants who fail employer credit checks. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) – a critic of employer credit checks – is considering issuing guidelines on how employer credit checks should be carried out. According to... [More]

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Unemployment Claims Surge as Nearly 600,000 U.S. Jobs Lost in January

by Tom Ahearn 2/9/2009 1:38:00 PM

According to a recent U.S. Labor Department report, the storm of unemployment has developed into a hurricane as 598,000 people lost jobs in January 2009, the most layoffs in a single month since 1974. About half of the 3.6 million jobs lost since the recession started in December 2007 occurred during the last three months, the report also indicated, leading to a surge in Unemployment Insurance (UI) claims. Obviously, a rise in unemployment leads to a rise in unemployment claims. Accordin... [More]

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ON-DEMAND WEBINAR: “What New York Employers Need to Know about Recent Changes in Background Screening Requirements”

by Tom Ahearn 2/3/2009 2:00:00 PM

On January 27, 2009, the Pre-Employ.com Family of Companies – a nationwide leader in Human Resources services and solutions – sponsored a complimentary webinar “What New York Employers Need to Know about Recent Changes in Background Screening Requirements.”  In the webinar, expert guest speakers Pamela Devata and Scott Paler of Seyfarth Shaw LLP explained how New York's General Business Law was amended to impose broader notice requirements on employers using cr... [More]

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