by Ryan Short | May 24, 2018 | Employment Screening
In a landmark case today, a jury put on notice companies that are negligent in hiring by awarding a young rape victim a record $1 Billion. In 2012, 14 year old Hope Cheston of Clayton County, Ga. was sexually assaulted by an armed security guard at an apartment...
by Ryan Short | Jun 23, 2017 | Employment Screening
Demanding background checks on people who teach or coach kids may, on the surface, seem uncomfortable, but the results of no action could be disastrous. Most religious and youth sports organizations conduct some type of background check on their volunteers, but sexual...
by Ryan Short | Jun 1, 2016 | Employment Screening
A recent Western Reporting Inc. Employment Screening Benchmark Report released today indicated that Negligent Hiring Claims in the U.S. topped over the $50 million mark with the average lawsuit settlement at nearly $1.5 million. Examples of suits in which an employer...
