Employment Background Checks: Trends for 2014

March 6, 2014
Hosted by Francie Koehler, CPI, CCDI

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Attorney, Private Investigator and Background Screening Expert, Lester Rosen, reports that in 2014 an employer will have to carefully balance the need to safeguard the workplace through the people they hire against the legal protections now available to job applicants. Les is the author of The Safe Hiring Manual, a comprehensive guide to employment background checks and the owner of Employment Screening Resources, a background screening firm. If you have one employee or 100, this is a topic that may be vital to your ongoing enterprise. Tune in to hear Les share his expertise and discuss how to address the trends he has identified for the upcoming year.

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Francie Koehler, CPI, CCDI

Francie Koehler’s career as a licensed private investigator includes cases that have sparked media projects. "Unsolved Mysteries" portrayed one of her missing person cases. British author Val McDermid featured her capital case in "A Suitable Job for A Woman" and true crime writer Ann Rule chronicled a case she investigated involving a missing nightclub owner entitled "In The Name Of Love." Francie drew on her investigative and retail experience to create the 3-part video, "Loss Prevention - The Big Picture." International results included an invitation to Moscow, where she spoke to Russian nationals interested in privatization. Francie is the former two-term president of both the National Council of Investigation & Security Services (NCISS) and the California Association of Licensed Investigators (CALI). Awarded by each organization for her work, she serves as Legislative Chair for both and regularly testifies before the California State Legislature regarding bills of concern to PI’s. Francie has been recognized by her state regulatory agency for outstanding service to her profession. In addition, she holds memberships in the Council for International Investigators, National Association of Legal Investigators, World Association of Detectives, and California Attorneys for Criminal Justice. Francie also works with the Innocence Project and holds certifications as a Conflict Mediator, Legal Investigator, Professional Investigator and Criminal Defense Investigator.

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