Today's current legal journals are filled with unfavorable accounts relating to multimillion dollar jury awards for negligent hiring and wrongful discharge suits. Exaggerated credentials and falsified job histories can lead to hiring the wrong person. Even a person's criminal and civil background can be obscured with just a simple name change.

Companies are usually as solid as the people who work for them. Fraudulent resumes turn up at every level. When you hire an employee, you are making an investment in your company. You are selecting a person to be a representative of your company, so whatever the employee does has the potential to improve or damage you company's reputation.

One of the most important steps a company can take to ensure that they have provided their employees with a safe workplace environment and to limit liabilities, is to conduct Pre-Employment Background Screening on all applicants before making a hiring decision. Unisource Screening and Information, Inc. offers a large assortment of screening services. Companies may choose to screen their applicants on an individual basis, selecting from a large menu of reports or companies may opt to design a standard package of reports to be generated for each applicant in order to provide consistency. Either way, a Unisource representative will be there to aid you in your decision making process.

Unisource's clients may select from several methods of submitting and retrieving applicant details. These include faxing, e-mailing, and accessing Unisource Online via the internet. Once Unisource has received an employment candidate's application, we will conduct the desired research and compile the results into a comprehensive, easy to read Final Report. Your Final Report will be returned to you within 72 hours. Clients who utilize Unisource Online are able to check on the status of their Final Report at any time and may view the results of their reports and verifications as they are posted by Unisource Screening and Information, Inc.

Unisource strictly adheres to the guidelines established by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). All information requested and obtained is kept strictly confidential. Unisource Screening prides itself on its quality control and is dedicated to keeping our client's businesses safe and free from hiring mistakes that may occur due to the fast paced job market. This is why Unisource has built a vast network of services allowing you to obtain up-to-date information that is retrieved quickly and reported with accuracy. Employers have become painfully aware of the consequences of making bad hiring decisions. Pre-screening applicants promotes a safer and more efficient workplace. Pre-screening applicants promotes a safer and more efficient workplace. Pre-screening applicants has become a standardized process for employers when hiring. The cost of pre-screening is far less than the risk of a bad hire. Employers are responsible and could be held liable for negligent hiring and/or retention. All employers MUST have a reasonable duty of care in the hiring process.

Generally, an employer that fails to investigate the background of an applicant whom is hired for a risk- sensitive position may be liable for negligent hiring or retention if the employee is later involved in harmful misconduct or illegal activities. Punitive damages for those cases can run into the millions of dollars.

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