Employers hire investigators to check on sick-time claims

Mario Pecoraro, CEO of Alliance Worldwide Investigative Group Inc. made a guest appearance on the FOX Business Network - Neil Cavuto Program on Wednesday December 29, 2010. The interview consisted of a discussion concerning the use of investigators by employers and what circumstances typically lead to a firm hiring an outside invesigator. Firms typically employ investigators such as Alliance Worldwide Investigative Group at various intervals, both pre and post-hire employment situations. Employers must be vigilant in ensuring that they have made effective and wise decisions in their pre-employment and post-employment hiring practices.

Employers must realize the importance of properly screening employees by conducting thorough background investigations before hires are made, and then ultimately conducting post-hire screenings on a regular basis. This post-hire investigation process is often termed as Infinity Screening.

Alliance Worldwide Investigative Group Inc., performs background investigations and pre-employment screening in NY and throughout the entire US and internationally. In addition, the firm is involved in all forms of corporate and insurance fraud investigations for businesses throughout NY, and the entire US, including Florida, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and more.

Alliance Worldwide Investigative Group also conducts complete insurance fraud and workers compensation investigations throughout all of NY, as well as claims investigations NJ, claims and surveillance in Tri-State/NY area and more.

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Use of Credit Reports in Background Investigations.... Is it Legal?

Has your organization considered the use of Credit Reports in its Background Investigation Process? If so when was the last time this was re-examined.
prides itself in offering comprehensive, cost-effective services to help organizations reduce its risk by implementing proper background investigation practices.

Alliance Worldwide Investigative Group, Inc. helps employers structure background investigations to ensure compliance and to minimize potential costly litigation. Organizations must be cautious in implementing credit reports as part of the hiring process as it has become questioned in several states and in some cases found to be illegal.

Alliance Worldwide Investigative Group, Inc. works with organizations and industries of all areas including but not limited to Financial/Banking, Credit Unions, Service Organizations, Retail, IT, Staffing, Healthcare/Medical, and More. Alliance can help structure background investigations which include SSN Verification, Criminal Convictions - State, Federal, International, Education Verification, Employment Verifications, Reference Verifications, Social Networking, Post-Hire Compliance, and more.

For more information concerning implementing credit reports or for an expert opinion into your background investigations process visit or contact a representative from Alliance today.

Investigations throughout the US and Overseas??

Insurance Fraud Investigations must be conducted by a firm that offers comprehensive, due-diligence based findings. The findings must be measurable and impact the claim in a significant way. Alliance Worldwide Investigative Group Inc. prides itself in offering the most comprehensive, due-diligence based investigations and surveillance services globally. Licensed, bonded and insured, Alliance offers comprehensive investigations throughout the US and globally.

Have an investigation to conduct in Israel? Alliance can help! Alliance recently scored a significant fraud finding on a claimant in Israel. By implementing some of the best practices in the investigative industry, Alliance was able to conduct ongoing surveillance of this claimant over several days. Significant video evidence was established proving that the claim was fradulent and the payments were suspended.


Alliance Worldwide Investigative Group Inc. recently assisted an insurance carrier with an investigation in Italy as well as Mexico successfully.

If not overseas, Alliance can assist with all forms of claims investigations in the US. Visit www.claimsinvestigationsanywhere.com for more information on our claims investigations and surveillance services not only in NY, NJ, VT, CT, FL but also throughout the US and globally.

Alliance is your premiere source for claims investigations anywhere.

Infinity Screening.... Should your organization consider it?

Infinity Screening is a process whereby employers conduct periodic screening on employees post-hire. Many organizations rely on Alliance Worldwide Investigative Group - www.allianceinvestigative.com as a resource to help implement an infinity screening process. Many employers conduct thorough background investigations prior to engaging an employee however many are just beginning to look at the benefits of post-hire background investigations.

Organizations must consider the reality that employees could potentially face criminal prosecution/conviction post hire and the employers could potentially never know without a post-hire background investigation. A simple infraction could lead to an arrest and later conviction, all of which could occur on an employee's day off, or perhaps a weekend. The employee could return to work and act as "business as usual" however in reality they could have a pending crime that could impact an organization.

Regardless of industry; pharmaceutical, service, manufacturing, retail, automotive, staffing, IT, and more, background investigations are critical not only at the onset/pre-employment but at post-hiring intervals. For more information on implementing a background investigations process visit allianceinvestigative.com for more information.

Due-DIligence continues in the workplace

Alliance Worldwide Investigative Group Inc., a premier nationwide corporate investigative firm specializing in background investigations as well as insurance fraud/workers compensation fraud has seen an increase in level of due-diligence exhausted by employers.

Many firms are beginning to realize that the cost of a bad hire can significantly impact the overall operating costs of an organization.

Alliance Worldwide Investigative Group CEO Mario Pecoraro was recently interviewed by Bloomberg.com concerning levels of fraud that employers are investigating in the workplace. According to Pecoraro the average cost of surveillance/investigation averages $75 per hour and employers and insurance carriers seek to investigate fraud to help their bottom lines! In addition employers are increasing their level of scrutiny in pre-employment hiring practices. Many employers from all sectors including pharmaceutical, retail, service, manufacturing, IT, staffing and more are implementing strict hiring practices and fine-tuning their background investigations process.

For more information concerning implementing an effective due-diligence based background investigation program in your organization contact Alliance Worldwide Investigative Group at sales@allianceinvestigative.com.

Social Networking in Background Investigations

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How is your organization using Social Networking to conduct background investigations?

There has been an increase in the number of employers using Social Networking as a tool utilized to screen candidates. While there may be some debate concerning the coorelation of the information developed to the job function, employers should be extremely cautious when implementing such practices for reasons beyond just the use of the information. While employers must be cautious and take intro consideration the federal/state laws governing use of said information; including avoiding discriminatory practices, as critical or possibly more troublesome could be the validity of the information that is posted.

As we look around, there are several social networking sites, including but not limited to Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and more; all of which are sources for employers to gather information. The issue at hand aside from the legal ramifications of using the information is how the information posted has been verified to be accurate? Many employers are not aware that there are no means to verify information posted on social networking sites, and most information posted has no verification process. Furthermore, information of any type may be posted by anyone with no credentialing requirements.


For more information or to discuss how to use Social Networking in your candidate screening process effectively, contact us at sales@allianceinvestigative.com.