Lester Rosen
Attorney at Law
CA, USLester S. Rosen is an attorney at law and CEO of Employment Screening Resources (www.ESRcheck.com), an accredited national background screening company located in California. IN 2019, ESR was hihgly rated in hte HRO surveyof top screening firms,
He is the author of two leading books on safe hiring and background checks,. "The Safe Hiring Manual." (3d edition-2017.828 pages/Facts on Demand Press), the first comprehensive book on employment screening. His second book was, "The Safe Hiring Audit," published in 2008.
He is also a consultant, writer and frequent presenter nationwide on pre-employment screening and safe hiring issues. He has qualified and testified in the California, Florida and Arkansas Superior Courts as an expert witness on issues surrounding safe hiring and due diligence. His speaking appearances have included numerous national and statewide conferences.
He is a former deputy District Attorney and criminal defense attorney and has taught criminal law and procedure at the University of California Hastings College of the Law. His jury trials have included murder, death penalty, and federal cases. 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 700 members. He was also elected to the first board of directors and served as the first co-chairman in 2004. IN 2019, he recived the Lifetime Achievement Award, the hihgest honor in the screenng industry.
See: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesterrosen/
Lester S. Rosen is an attorney at law and CEO of Employment Screening Resources (www.ESRcheck.com), an accredited national background screening company located in California. IN 2019, ESR was hihgly rated in hte HRO surveyof top screening firms,
He is the author of two leading books on safe hiring and background checks,. "The Safe Hiring Manual." (3d edition-2017.828 pages/Facts on Demand Press), the first comprehensive book on employment screening. His second book was, "The Safe Hiring Audit," published in 2008.
He is also a consultant, writer and frequent presenter nationwide on pre-employment screening and safe hiring issues. He has qualified and testified in the California, Florida and Arkansas Superior Courts as an expert witness on issues surrounding safe hiring and due diligence. His speaking appearances have included numerous national and statewide conferences.
He is a former deputy District Attorney and criminal defense attorney and has taught criminal law and procedure at the University of California Hastings College of the Law. His jury trials have included murder, death penalty, and federal cases. 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 700 members. He was also elected to the first board of directors and served as the first co-chairman in 2004. IN 2019, he recived the Lifetime Achievement Award, the hihgest honor in the screenng industry.
See: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesterrosen/
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Learn and get updated on federal and state laws that control the process of pre-employment screening and background checks on prospective employeesaudityour own practices to ensure that you are in compliance.
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency that enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination, approved on April 25, 2012 an updated Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This Guidance may well have a profound impact on how employers in America hire.
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