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OVERVIEW
Close to 90% of employers conduct background checks on some segment of their employees/job applicants. Conducting background checks is a normal part of business especially if you want to have a safe work environment and hire quality employees. Additionally, employers have the added pressure to ensure they avoid negligent hiring claims. Employers need to balance their concerns for hiring quality employees with compliance of fair hiring practices. The "Ban the Box" campaign has spread far and wide. It is not easy to navigate this landmine and stay within regulations.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
What are the clear reasons for "Ban the Box" and how was it started
What are the restrictions with "Ban the Box" and how can employers navigate the regulations
Where in the applicant/candidate selection process is it ok to ask about criminal history?
Implementing criminal background checks that will meet the "Ban the Box" initiatives and guidelines
What steps can you take to ensure you are not charged with negligent hiring
Provide an understanding of the EEOC guidelines and goals when it comes to background check screening
WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND
Prior to "Ban the Box" Initiatives (also called Fair Chance), effective 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated the "Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964". In this guidance, it was clear the position taken by the EEOC was to reduce discrimination against people who were convicted of crimes and served their time.
AREAS COVERED
Employers need to be concerned about "not" considering candidates with criminal records in their employment pool as more states and employers "Ban the Box". It is critical for employers to be aware of which states have established laws eliminating this initiative which can impact them and have them at risk of violating the Title VII. Yes, employers can be sued! The objective of this course is to prepare employers in navigating the "Ban the Box" initiative by balancing the needs of the business with compliance of the regulations.
WHO WILL BENEFIT?
All Employers
Business Owners
Company Leadership
Small business owners
Managers/Supervisors
Compliance professionals
HR professionals
SPEAKER
Margie Faulk, PHR, SHRM-CP is a senior level human resources professional with over 14 years of HR management and compliance experience. A former Compliance Officer for a defense contracting technologies firm, Margie has worked as an HR and Compliance advisor for major corporations and small businesses in the small, large, private, public and Non-profit sectors. Margie is bilingual (Spanish) fluent and Bi-cultural. Margie’s focus is on multi-state, national, state and local workplace compliance.
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