Avoid Checkmate: How to Be Smart About Employee Background Checks as Legal Risk Grows

Feb 12, 2026 11:00 am PST 2:00 pm EST 1 hour
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Avoid Checkmate: How to Be Smart About Employee Background Checks as Legal Risk Grows

Feb 12, 2026 11:00 am PST 2:00 pm EST 1 hour

If you are responsible for hiring or running background checks in your organization, you are facing more risk today than ever before.

With background screening lawsuits and administrative claims continuing to climb, it is essential to review your practices and strengthen your screening program before legal issues arise.

Drawing on his deep experience advising employers from mom-and-pop businesses to Fortune 10 companies nationwide, Scott Paler, Attorney and Partner at DeWitt LLP, will help you understand the current risk landscape and what steps you should take now to reduce your legal risk.

This session will examine the latest regulatory and litigation trends and provide concrete guidance for improving your employment screening processes, paperwork, and decisions.

Recommended for:
Landlords and property management companies that hire employees, companies of all sizes conducting employment screening, and consumer reporting agencies seeking to better advise their clients.

In this webinar, you will learn:

  • The litigation and regulatory trends behind the rise in employment screening related claims
  • The compliance mistakes that regulators and plaintiffs’ attorneys are targeting right now
  • How to identify and correct high risk gaps in your hiring and screening workflows
  • Which forms, notices, and documents must be updated to meet current requirements
  • How to make accurate, defensible hiring decisions

 

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