Failure To Vet Candidates Properly Is A Costly Mistake

Just as any savvy consumer would check under the hood to avoid purchasing a lemon, smart employers do background checks on prospective employees. However, they must conduct background checks carefully in order to avoid running afoul of human rights legislation.

Employers often rely on the representations made in a prospective employee's application. Too frequently, our firm receives frantic phone calls from employer clients after they have hired someone whom they later found to have grossly overstated their experience or credentials. This can sometimes lead to needless and wasteful litigation and the expense and time associated with starting the interview process all over again. Employers should always phone former employers and references and vet potential employees to avoid this situation.