
BRINGING YOU BACKGROUND CHECK INSIGHTS	JUNE 12, 2014

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Eide Bailly is a top 25 CPA firm in the nation, providing employee background checks for businesses of all sizes.

Hiring Insights is published on an as-needed basis to keep our clients, prospects and business friends informed of current news.

Case Study - EEOC Criminal History Guidance

A background check was requested by a company that was going to be hiring for an entry level position and the results came back with two criminal hits of theft from the 1980s. Since it was reported by the State of North Dakota, which allows consumer reporting agency's to report indefinite dispositions of convictions, we were able to share the criminal history with the client for employment purposes. Once the information was received, the client needed to start the individualized assessment process. The results from the assessment showed that there was rehabilitation since the criminal acts and the candidate had not reoffended since the 1980s, therefore, an adverse hiring decision was not made. The candidate was hired for the position.

When reviewing criminal history, keep in mind the EEOC Guidance to stay in compliance while making your hiring decisions. In addition, remember these three factors when you are preforming an individualized assessment, 1) the nature and gravity of the offense or conduct; 2) the time that has passed since the offense, conduct or completion of the sentence; and 3) the nature of the job held or sought out.

Click here to continue reading about the "EEOC's Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII."

EEOC and FTC Joint Publication: Background Checks

Background Checks: What Employers Need to Know, published jointly by the EEOC and FTC, contains information about using background checks and further resources on federal laws regarding employment status.

Staff Updates

Megan Bowar, and her husband Matt, welcomed their baby girl, Finley Marie, on Saturday, May 31. Megan will be out of the office on maternity leave and will return in August.

We are pleased to have Grant Hermanson join us as a summer intern. Grant is an accounting student at North Dakota State University.

Summer Holiday Office Hours

We would like to wish you a wonderful summer! Please note our holiday office closings, listed below:

Independence Day - Friday, July 4

Labor Day - Monday, September 1

Kari Yonke

Forensic Accounting Manager

701.476.8778

kyonke@eidebailly.com

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