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Employment Screening Resources (ESR), a leading U.S. background checking firm, announces the release of a 36-minute training DVD on how to avoid negligent hiring lawsuits.  Presented dramatically, the viewer gets to see what a trial for a “Bad Hire” case is like so that they never have to really be hauled into court and face a jury trial that could result in a payout of millions of dollars.

The DVD of a negligent hiring trial, filmed in an actual Los Angeles courtroom, features opening statements, cross-examination of an HR professional, testimony from an expert witness, closing arguments, and jury instructions.  The DVD even includes re-enactment of a crime as  caught on a surveillance camera.  Part of the training process is for viewers to act as jurors and to deliberate in order to reach a “verdict” based upon the DVD.

“Lawsuits for negligent hiring are among the fastest growing area of personal injury litigation today,” said Lester Rosen, an attorney and founder of Employment Screening Resources. ”This type of training may well help employers avoid multi-million dollar verdicts that can occur when a business fails to exercise due diligence by hiring someone with an unsuitable criminal record or false credentials.”

The DVD is available at http://www.backgroundchecktraining.com/, a new website sponsored by Employment Screening Resources that provides books, training courses, training DVD’s, and free resources on background checks.  The companion book is the “Safe Hiring Audit,” by attorney Lester Rosen.

A preview of the video is available at: http://www.backgroundchecktraining.com/Safe-Hiring-Trial …

About Employment Screening Resources:   Employment Screening Resources (ESR) (http://www.esrcheck.com ) combines human resources, public records, and legal expertise to provide employers with fast, accurate and cost-effective employment pre-screening nationwide.  ESR’s mission is to bring professional consulting resources to an industry that largely focuses on providing data as a commodity.  ESR specializes in criminal records, reference checking, drug testing, international backgrounds and legal compliance. From its national headquarter in Novato, California, ESR serves employers across the United States from start-ups to divisions of Fortune 500 companies through its state-of-the-art ESRnet Online System. ESR is also the firm that literally wrote the book on safe hiring and background checks: “The Safe Hiring Manual.”   http://www.backgroundchecktraining.com/Safe-Hiring-Audit.asp