Pre Employment Screening In Arkansas

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National Employment Screening provides professional employment screening services to Arkansas employers to help you protect your employees and clients from the costly effects of making a "Bad Hire."

We provide employment screening services for employers in all Arkansas cities including Little Rock, Fayetteville, Jonesboro, Fort Smith, Pine Bluff and other cities.

We provide employment screening services for hospitals, nursing homes, franchised auto dealers, staffing companies, employee leasing companies, PEO's,  trucking and transportation companies, banks, high tech companies, insurance companies and all other employers in all Arkansas cities.

Employment screening law: Giving Employment References in Arkansas

Arkansas law provides some protection to employers. On receipt of written consent from a current or former employee, an employer may disclose to a prospective employer the following information: date and duration of employment; current pay rate and wage history; job description and duties; last written performance evaluation prepared prior to the date of request; threats of violence, harassing acts, or threatening behavior related to the workplace; nature of and reasons for separation from employment; and whether the employee is eligible for rehire. The employer is presumed to have acted in good faith and is immune from liability for the disclosure and any resultant consequences unless it is shown that the information disclosed was false and the employer had knowledge of the falsity or acted with malice or reckless disregard. (See Ark. Code Ann. §11-3-204.)

Arkansas employment screening: At Will Employment Law

Like many states Arkansas has an at will doctrine. However, Arkansas modified the employment-at-will doctrine to provide that where an at-will employee relies on a personnel manual or employment agreement that expressly states that he or she cannot be discharged except for cause, the employee may not be arbitrarily discharged in violation of such a provision.

Please note that Federal employment screening law mandates background checks for employees who are engaged in particular industries. The Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services maintains a list of individuals who are excluded from participation in any of its federally-funded healthcare programs. Exclusions are due to convictions for program-related fraud and patient abuse, licensing board actions and default on health education assistance loans. Therefore, employers in affected industries should check the OIG Exclusion list before hiring employees who might work in such programs. The FACIS program is also very important when screening medical personnel. Click Here for more information on FACIS.

Arkansas Society Of Human Resources Management

Southern Arkansas Human Resources Association

Arkansas Drug Free workplace Drug testing
Joe Hill
Director
Division of Behavior Health Services
Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention
Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services
4313 West Markham
Little Rock, AR 72205
Tel: 501/686-9871
Fax: 501/686-9035
Website: www.arkansas.gov/dhhs/homepage.html

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