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WHO WE ARE
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HRPLUS
and STAT America are partners who provide risk-management solutions
to companies nationwide. We provide high-quality, cost-effective pre-employment
background reports and drug-testing programs. Through this newsletter,
we will provide information about our services and about the employment-screening
and drug-testing industries in general. This information includes
new product and service offerings, event listings, legislative and
legal updates, and more. |
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HOLIDAY SCHEDULE
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HRPLUS
and STAT America will be closed on Memorial Day (Monday, May 26),
and Independence Day (Friday, July 4). Most employers, courts, schools,
state offices, licensing boards, and laboratories will also be closed.
Please try to submit your orders early and avoid running into roadblocks
caused by holiday closings. Even though we will be closed on these
days, background reports and drug-test results are viewable on the
HRPLUS and STAT America Web sites 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week. |
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HRPLUS AND STAT AMERICA COMING TO A TRADESHOW NEAR
YOU!
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HRPLUS
and STAT America routinely exhibit at tradeshows throughout the country.
Communicating face to face with prospective and existing clients is
an integral part of our marketing and client-outreach program. If
you are able to attend any of the following shows, please visit our
booth. Also, please contact your HRPLUS or STAT
America sales representative for more information about contacting
us at these shows. We look forward to meeting you! |
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SHRM - Society for Human Resources Management - Orlando, FL - June 22-24,
2003
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HRPLUS
and STAT America will be located in booth number #1670 at the 55th
Annual SHRM Conference and Exhibition at the Orange County Convention
Center in Orlando, FL. |
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ASHHRA of the American Hospital Association - Denver, CO - August 17-19,
2003
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HRPLUS
and STAT America will be located in booth number #622 at the 39th
Annual ASHHRA of the American Hospital Association Conference and
Exhibition at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Denver, CO. (ASHHRA in an acronym
for American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration). |
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PIHRA - Professionals In Human Resources Association - Los Angeles, CA
- September 18-19, 2003
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HRPLUS
and STAT America will be located in booth number #A328 at the 46th
Annual PIHRA Conference and Exhibition at the Los Angeles Convention
Center in Los Angeles, CA. |
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HRPLUS
and STAT America also recently exhibited the at The Business
Expo in Denver, CO, and at the Employment Management
Association show in Las Vegas, NV, during the month of April.
If you were able to attend either of those shows, we hope you had
an opportunity to visit our booth! |
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NEW
SERVICE: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION DEBARMENT SEARCH
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If
your company employs physicians and other qualified experts who participate
in clinical research in accordance with the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), it is advisable to conduct a search of the FDA's debarment
database for clinical investigators when screening applicants. The
FDA database lists individuals who are no longer allowed to participate
in FDA-mandated research, in addition to listing individuals who may
have restrictions or have been disqualified from conducting FDA research.
Contact your HRPLUS sales representative for
more information about this new HRPLUS service,
or contact the HRPLUS corporate marketing department
at (303) 670-8177, Option 4. |
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SERVICE
SPOTLIGHT: GUARANTEED REFERENCE PROGRAM
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Do
you want to know more about an applicant than just his or her previous
positions, salaries and employment dates? Are you interested in digging
deeper and, as a result, potentially upgrading the quality of your
workforce? The HRPLUS Guaranteed Reference Program
provides valuable information that you cannot get from an HR verification.
This special program empowers your hiring department with the detailed
information needed to make the best possible hiring decision. The
HRPLUS Guaranteed Reference Program gives you: |
 | Two comprehensive interviews, guaranteed! |
| Extensive information about important job-related issues. |
| Fast turnaround: Three days or less! |
| Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) compliance. |
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Contact
your HRPLUS sales representative for more information
about this cost- and time-saving program, or contact the HRPLUS
corporate marketing department at (303) 670-8177, Option 4. |
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LEGAL
COMPLIANCE: THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SIGNED AUTHORIZATION
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The
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires that all employers have
a signed authorization from an applicant before beginning the background
investigative process. To ensure that this legal requirement is met,
HRPLUS requires a copy of the signed authorization
before starting any background report request. Requiring the signed
authorization reduces the chances that the background check is being
used for fraudulent purposes. Providing the signed authorization up-front
can also decrease the turnaround time for background reports, because
frequently, many information sources (e.g. educational institutions)
require a signed authorization prior to the release of information. |
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NEW
SERVICE: HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL TESTING PANELS
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For
employers in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, STAT America
offers extensive drug-testing options. Traditional drug tests screen
for only 5 to 10 drugs, leaving many prescription drugs undetected.
Healthcare professionals often have access to commonly prescribed
drugs that can be abused, and it may be advisable to screen applicants
and employees by using expanded drug-testing panels. These specialty
panels, commonly known as healthcare professional panels, can test
for up to 40 commonly prescribed drugs, in addition to the more commonly
abused drugs such as marijuana and cocaine. Although this panel is
not necessarily recommended for most corporate drug-testing programs,
employers in the healthcare industry should consider this testing
option. For more information about healthcare professional drug-testing
panels, contact a STAT America representative at (303) 679-0010, Option
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SERVICE
SPOTLIGHT: ECSTASY TESTING
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The
designer drug ecstasy (MDMA) is becoming a genuine concern for employers,
as its presence away from the "rave scene" is becoming more common.
The number of adults who have used the illegal drug at least once
in 2000 increased by 25% over the previous year, according to the
most recent U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National
Household Survey on Drug Abuse. As ecstasy use continues to grow,
it is important to protect your workplace from its effects. STAT America
now offers ecstasy screening through laboratory urine- and hair-testing
programs, in addition to rapid on-site urine-testing products. It
is simple to add ecstasy screening to an existing laboratory urine
drug-testing panel. Ecstasy testing will not affect the turnaround
time for the reporting of results. For more information on how to
add ecstasy screening to your existing drug-testing panels, contact
a STAT America representative at (303) 679-0010, Option 2. |
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DOT
TESTING: DO YOU NEED IT?
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The
federal Department of Transportation (DOT) has specific requirements
detailing what type of vehicular activities require federally-mandated
drug testing. Often, employers assume that any employee who is required
to either drive company vehicles or possess a commercial driver's
license is subject to drug-testing programs pursuant to DOT regulations.
However, that is not always the case. Although it is advisable to
drug test any employee or applicant who is in a safety-sensitive position,
certain types of vehicular activity may not warrant DOT testing. Vehicles
with a gross weight of less than 26,000 pounds and vans transporting
less than 15 passengers generally do not require DOT testing. In addition,
federal testing programs have specific requirements about the reporting
of the drug-test results that can cause reporting delays and, more
importantly, potentially increase the cost of your drug-testing program.
For more information about federal drug-testing program requirements,
contact a STAT America representative at (303) 679-0010, option 2. |
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PROTECTING
EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES AND APPLICANTS FROM IDENTITY THEFT
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The
Federal Bureau of Investigation lists identity theft as one of the
fastest growing crimes in America. In a document titled "Criminal
Intent: The Top 10 Underlying Causes of Credit Fraud and Identity
Theft," TransUnion, one of the nation's three major credit bureaus,
lists the theft of employee records as one of the primary contributors
to this problem. |
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Identity
theft, defined as using another individual's personal information
to commit fraud, can be the result of something as simple as a stolen
wallet. However, identity theft can also happen on a much larger scale,
especially when businesses and institutions are not careful in the
handling of employee and applicant personal information. |
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As
employers requesting and retaining sensitive employee and applicant
personal information, it is important to take reasonable steps to
ensure that this information is stored safely and handled responsibly.
Companies with inadequate policies and procedures regarding personal
information could be subject to claims of legal liability from employees
and applicants, in addition to negative publicity. |
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The
sharing of individual personal information is rapidly increasing,
and only by working together will we be able to protect your employees
and applicants from possible identity theft. HRPLUS
and STAT America will not e-mail or otherwise provide any information
via non-secure means. Protecting our clients and their employees and
applicants is a top priority for HRPLUS and
STAT America. We hope it is yours as well. |
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MISSION IS TO ASSIST EMPLOYERS IN MEETING AND EXCEEDING THEIR GOALS FOR
HIRING THE MOST QUALIFIED, CAPABLE CANDIDATES IN AN EFFORT TO CONTINUALLY
IMPROVE THE TOTAL QUALITY OF THEIR WORKFORCE. WE ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE
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