With unemployment at an all-time low, Hiring Managers faced with the dilemma of having equally qualified applicants with no discernible differences that would eliminate one candidate over another, are turning to IT professionals to help separate the wheat from the chaff. According to a recent study conducted by an online employment services company, seven in ten employers (70%) use social media to screen candidates during the hiring process. And an estimated 43% of employer

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Unfortunately, as with any system involving large amounts of money, there are “bad apples” who will try to game the system. According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), workers’ compensation fraud amounts to a $7.2 billion per year loss across the United States, and it is the fastest growing segment of insurance fraud. Investigating Workers’ Compensation Fraud Some cases of workers’ compensation fraud are more obvious than others because they often make splashy he

1. Promote a fraud-free workplace Talk to your employees about workers’ compensation. Eliminate misconceptions by explaining what it is, how it works and your zero tolerance stance on fraud. Use posters and employee newsletters to spotlight workers’ comp fraud as a serious crime. Also, let employees know how they can report fraud anonymously. 2. Use sound hiring practices Stop workers’ comp fraud from the start. Run thorough background checks on would-be employees before hiri