According to the Federal Trade Commission, Americans file more complaints about identity theft every year than any other type of consumer fraud, with a staggering 313,982 cases reported last year alone. What’s really scary is that the # 1 source of ID theft isn’t stolen wallets or hacked department store computers. It’s your workplace.
Your HR records are a treasure trove of information for identity thieves, with everything from employees’ Social Security numbers and home addresses to their phone numbers and birthdates.
In many cases, it’s your own workers who find this temptation too hard to ignore. How do you protect yourself from the criminals when you’re working alongside them?
Order this important 90-minute webinar recording on stopping ID theft in its tracks.
You and your colleagues will learn:
- The most common HR records and personal data that draw the attention of identity thieves
- How identity thieves typically steal - and use - HR records to carry out their crimes
- What policies, procedures, and practices you should follow when using, storing, and disposing of paper and electronic HR records to keep this information confidential
- Best practices for protecting employee data, from reconsidering the use of Social Security numbers as identifiers to keeping certain types of records separate from the main personnel files
- How to train your frontline supervisors and your rank-and-file employees to prevent identity theft (and to report it promptly if it happens)
- Why you should restrict access to employment records that may be viewed by third parties, independent contractors, or temporary help
- The steps you must take with employees when your records have been breached to help them minimize or correct any damage
- How to comply with federal and state rules governing ID theft in the workplace (e.g., the latest changes to the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act)
- What to do if you suspect an “inside job” is imminent – or already in the works
This webinar was recorded on Wednesday, September 9, 2009
About Your Speaker:
Anthony J. Zaller, Esq., is a founding partner in the employment law firm Van Vleck
Turner & Zaller, LLP, in Los Angeles. His practice focuses on defending, training, and counseling managers and employers in all areas of labor and employment law, ranging from discrimination and harassment claims to wrongful discharge and wage and hour litigation. He speaks frequently for many trade associations on employment law issues. Zaller earned his law degree from Loyola Law School and his master’s degree in business administration from Loyola Marymount University.
Approved for Recertification Credit
This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.