Greetings ~

As summer winds down, we hope you have been able to enjoy more leisurely activities such as vacations, outdoor activities and perhaps home or yard improvement projects.

In this issue of The Monitor, we focus on the important issue of workplace safety, specifically regarding an employer's right to know about the criminal background of potential employees. Our main article highlights the alarming recidivism rates of persons who have done jail time only to get re-arrested for the same or different crime.

But equally as alarming - and since many of you reading this eNewsletter are also consumers - we feature an article about the safety of your home and family in hiring service workers in your home or on your property.

Lucia Bone founded the Sue Weaver CAUSE because her sister was murdered by an in-home service worker. The killer, a repeat sex offender, was subcontracted by a reputable, large department store and returned six months after completing the work in order to rape and beat her to death. Lucia has turned this terrible tragedy into her life's work and is conducting a crowdfunding campaign to help fund education and awareness of the importance of thorough background screening.

Take a moment to visit her website to learn more about her nonprofit organization and safety tips for when an in-home worker is needed. Make yours a safe and enjoyable summer!

Sincerely,

Christine M. Cunneen

Chief Executive Officer

Hire Image LLC

cunneen@hireimage.com

Alarming Recidivism Rates Cannot Be

Ignored by Employers

by Christine M. Cunneen, CEO, Hire Image LLC

Reintegration into society for individuals with a prior criminal record should be fair and balanced for all parties involved. Ignoring workplace safety and limiting an employer's use of background checks should not be the focus of reintegration efforts.

Securing a steady job is a key component of reintegration. Programs to help with drug and alcohol addictions, mental health issues, and educational or vocational training would be very beneficial for those with prior criminal records, their families and society as a whole. However, the focus should be on rewarding employers who can and do hire those with prior records rather than punishing those employers who cannot.

The White House's Fair Chance Pledge represents a welcome, holistic approach to helping the formerly incarcerated get back to work. The Pledge, for example, urges businesses to thoughtfully and voluntarily assess their internal hiring practices in order to consider ways in which they can eliminate biases and find potential roles for those with a criminal past in their workforce. It doesn't mandate restrictions on businesses but, instead, seeks buy-in and collaboration.

Nearly 80% of released prisoners

were re-arrested for a new crime

within 5 years.

Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2014

Over the last several years, laws have been enacted at various jurisdictional levels that serve to limit an employer's rights when it comes to vetting the background of their potential employees. Lawmakers, in their well-meaning eagerness to "level the playing field," have nearly taken employers completely out of the game. They need only look at two of their own studies to understand how important background screening is to an employer's ability to assess and mitigate risk.

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A Murder Case for Proper Background Screening:

How One Woman's Life is Making a Difference


	Sue Weaver 1949 - 2001 *Needlessly murdered by* *an in-home service worker*

Sue Weaver, a well-educated business woman with an MBA running a successful embroidery company in Florida, had contracted with Burdine's, a premier department store chain in the state, to have the air ducts in her home cleaned. Unbeknownst to her, both of the men sent on the service call had criminal records - one was a twice-convicted sex offender on parole.

Six months after the service work was completed, the sex offender returned to Sue's home to rape and beat her to death. He then set her home on fire with the intent of destroying any evidence.

Years after her sister's horrific death, Lucia Bone founded the Sue Weaver CAUSE (Consumer Awareness of Unsafe Service Employment), a nonprofit organization dedicated in Sue's memory. Lucia believes Sue's murder could and should have been prevented.

"Through education, awareness and advocacy, CAUSE works to prevent tragedies like Sue's from happening to others," states Lucia. It is our hope that her story will raise awareness for both consumers and employers on the dangers of not knowing who you hire."

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SAVE THE DATE

FREE Webinar

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

3:00 pm - 4 pm EST

HR Pros: Risk Mitigation

Related to Personal Data

Montserrat Miller, Partner at Arnall Golden Gregory LLP will present helpful information from must have policies, to preventing data breaches, steps to take if a data breach occurs, the impact of the EU-US Privacy Shield on the workplace and more.

Montserrat Miller, CIPP/US, Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

EU-US Privacy Shield Approved

Dept. of Education Changes Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges & Schools Status

Spokeo Decision May Impact Background Screening

Target FCRA Class Action Dismissed in Rare Win for Employers

E-Verify Now

Optimized for Mobile

Part of Self-Service Feature: As of Aug. 1, E-Verify Deactivating Un-accessed User IDs

FAA Requires Background Checks for Commercial Drone Pilots

Philadelphia Credit Restrictions

Connecticut Ban the Box

Vermont Ban the Box

Colorado Repeals Bill Regarding Employment Verification

The Case for Drug Testing in a Challenging Legal Environment

California Gets Go-Ahead to Vote on Legalization of Marijuana

Canada Looking at Legalizing Recreational Marijuana

Corporate Crime

Repairman Held in Attempted Murder Had a Previous Record

Annual NHRMA Conference & Tradeshow

September 7-9, 2016

Bellevue WA

Booth #207

On Thursday,

September 8^th from

1-3pm, Hire Image CEO Christine Cunneen will lead a workshop entitled, "Minimizing Risk and Maintaining a Compliant Background Screening Program" with labor and employment attorney Aisha Sanchez, an associate with Littler Mendelson, P.C. of Seattle, WA. To register, click here.

NEHRA Annual Conference

September 28-30, 2016

Falmouth, MA

Are you going? We are, and hope to see you there!

To register, click here.

WI SHRM State Conference

"Back to the Future"

October 5 - 7

Wisconsin Dells, WI

To register, click here.

2016 Minnesota SHRM Conference

"Elevating the HR Game"

October 9 - 11

Bloomington, MN

Hire Image CEO Christine Cunneen will be speaking.

To register, click here.

About Hire Image

Hire Image LLC is a specialist in the field of background screening, drug testing and verification services. Our priority is to provide timely background screening reports, thus enabling clients to make well-informed hiring and/or retention decisions. We work with organizations nationwide, from small businesses and associations to large corporations, in all industries. Our clients are best served through our exceptional support system and customized reporting, which is tailored specifically to meet their needs. By considering ourselves a partner with each client, our success is based upon their success.

Click here to learn more about our services.

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