Screening of Job Applicants, Employee Violence and Failure to Warn

OAKLAND - One of the speakers at the Sacramento Safety Center's symposium on January 30 was lawyer Bruce Sarchet with the firm of Littler, Mendelson. He based his talk on the five biggest mistakes made by employers and how to avoid them.Every day, he said, employers make fundamental mistakes in their dealings with employees---mistakes which can and should be avoided. Here are the five top mistakes:1. Insufficient evaluation and screening of applicants.2. Poor employment documentation.3