Dr. David Arnold, General Counsel for Wonderlic, will co-present at the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) Loss Prevention, Auditing & Safety Conference in a session entitled, “Screening Job Applicants for Dishonesty and Counterproductive Behaviors.” This presentation by Dr. Arnold and Gary Hilt, Vice President, Loss Prevention and Risk Management, Blain’s Farm and Fleet, will cover the strengths and weaknesses of hiring processes like reference checks, criminal background checks, credit checks, interviews, drug testing and written integrity tests.
“I’m excited to be able to discuss these hiring processes at the RILA Conference,” shares Dr. Arnold. “Each tool should be considered carefully when it to comes its utility and potential discriminatory impact. For example, legal scrutiny of criminal background checks and credit checks is on the rise, while the use of integrity tests continues to grow due to a favorable legal and legislative environment for validated assessments. This is critical information for the Loss Prevention Community to consider.”
RILA’s Loss Prevention, Auditing & Safety Conference is annual event featuring major retailers and industry leaders with firsthand experience creating and implementing loss prevention, auditing, and safety practices. This year’s four-day event will be held from April 11-14, 2011 in Orlando at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center.
About Wonderlic
Wonderlic, Inc. is a privately held company headquartered in Vernon Hills, Illinois, and a founding member of the Association of Test Publishers. Wonderlic provides businesses and schools with a comprehensive library of highly regarded assessments and surveys for each phase of the hiring and student selection process. In its 70+ year history, Wonderlic has delivered over 200 million assessments and surveys for more than 50,000 organizations, government agencies and accrediting bodies. For more information, visit wonderlic.com or call 800.323.3742.
About Dr. David Arnold
David W. Arnold is General Counsel for Wonderlic, where he is involved with legal issues concerning privacy, negligent hiring, employment testing and equal employment matters. He also serves as General Counsel for the Association of Test Publishers.
Dr. Arnold’s prior background includes positions with civic and academic organizations, in addition to corporate assignments with Supermarkets General Corporation, United Airlines and Pearson Reid London House. He holds a J.D. from Loyola University Law School and a Ph.D. in industrial psychology from the University of Nebraska. David has also written over 100 articles regarding testing and employment law/legislation and spoken frequently to various trade groups regarding these topics.
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