Two payroll executives of Reuters America discuss project steps and objectives as the company outsourced employment verifications. Issues covered include the estimated time commitment to perform verifications manually, employee communications, and file development. A Reuters executive discusses steps taken to establish with other departments that service could be improved with outsourcing, and ways in which outsourcing this process fit with other goals within Reuters. A Reuters representative also addresses post-implementation, day-to-day operational matters such as activity reports.

A TALX speaker provides an outline of key legal issues related to employment verifications and discusses best practices for minimizing potential liability. Resources are provided for learning more about risk reduction in the verification process.