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Post Hire Screening

POE Knows – November 19, 2015

Your applicant arrives at your office, very well prepared for the interview. He makes a great impression and you decide...

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Applicant Tracking Systems

POE Knows – November 19, 2015

Many organizations in a variety of industries are utilizing an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) to help streamline the hiring process....

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Adverse Action Notification Process

POE Knows – September 26, 2015

Employers who conduct employment background checks, also known as consumer reports and/or investigative consumer reports, as part of the employment...

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Revised Authorizations & Disclosures

POE Knows – September 26, 2015

Why the Revisions???? Between January 2015 and June 2015, over 1500 FCRA related Class Action Lawsuits were filed. According to...

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2nd Chance Program – Individualized Assessments

POE Knows – July 28, 2015

POE wants to thank Sarah Callander and Mary-Denise Davis of the Office of the Public Defender, for allowing us to...

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Violating Federally Required Red Flag Regulation Program?

POE Knows – July 28, 2015

Employers and property managers/owners are required by federal law to identify, detect, respond and resolve Red Flag discrepancies, when screening...

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Compliance Program Committee (CPC) meetings.

POE Knows – June 9, 2015

The vast majority of recent FCRA related class action law suits, and there are MANY, claim Authorization/Disclosure violations or non-adherence...

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Employers: Important Details on Background Screening

POE Knows – June 9, 2015

According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, about 92 million Americans have a criminal history on file. In the event...

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Screening Process Considerations

POE Knows – April 30, 2015

Did you know that an important consideration for a non-profit or business owners is to place the right people into...

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Critical Compliance Committee Work To Be Done

POE Knows – March 26, 2015

All end users of consumer credit reports are required by law to establish and maintain a federally required Red Flag Compliance...

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POE celebrates 42 years in Business

POE Knows – March 26, 2015

Where were You on March 28, 1973? Did you know? The Number One Hit Song in the U.S. on March...

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Ban the Box – 2015 Update

POE Knows – February 4, 2015

In a January, 2015 report, reflecting the growing political consensus behind “smart on crime” reforms, the National Employment Law Project...

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Safer Business Practices: Shielding Sources

POE Knows – February 3, 2015

The HR Magazine article: Safer Separations, written by Johnny Lee, director of Peace at Work, an agency dedicated to violence...

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Credibility Interview

POE Knows – November 25, 2014

As Edward Snowden prepared to defend himself in a worldwide webinar, the Justice Department accused the private contractor that vetted...

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Prevent Class Action Lawsuits

POE Knows – October 28, 2014

Thousands of job applicants have filed class action lawsuits, claiming the Defendant Employers' Authorization forms are invalid because the forms...

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IRS failed to Perform Checks on Contractors

POE Knows – October 28, 2014

By: Associated Press - August 17, 2014 -- WASHINGTON — The IRS failed to do background checks on some private...

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Invalid Employment Consumer Report Authorizations?

POE Knows – September 18, 2014

Thousands of job applicants have filed class action lawsuits, claiming the Defendant Employers' Authorization forms are invalid because they contain...