First, organizations must carefully review and audit their hiring program, including their application, interview and past employment checking practices, as well as procedures for performing criminal record checks. In addition, employers need to consider a host of legal considerations when screening applicants, including the federal Fair Credit Reporting Ac (FCRA), state laws, Sarbanes-Oxley and discrimination laws as well as privacy implications.

Topics to be discussed in this session include:

• The "Parade of Horrible" facing employers that hire without screening, and why background checks are mission-critical for financial instructions;
• The essential elements of negligent hiring lawsuits, employer defenses and why they are on the rise;
• Why "gut" instinct is not an effective hiring tool;
• The essential elements of a screening program;
• Compliance with the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and State laws;
• The impact of discrimination laws and privacy laws;
• Best practices for hiring, including the application interview and past employment checking processes;
• How to legally obtain and utilize criminal records;
• Issues affecting past employment, education and credentials verification;
• The use and limitations of credit reports;
• A brief introduction to international background checks and terrorist screening;
• The use of the internet and social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace to screen applicants;
• An introduction to drug testing.

He graduated UCLA with Phi Beta Kappa honors, and received a J.D. degree from the University of California at Davis, serving on the Law Review. He holds the highest attorney rating of A.V. in the national Martindale-Hubbell listing of American Attorneys. Mr. Rosen was the chairperson of the steering committee that founded the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) a professional trade organization for the screening industry, which now has over 500 members.