June 2007
 
 
 
Employment Verification Averts Illegal Workers

With immigration reform pending and federal raids making national headlines, absolute compliance with federal, state and local employment laws is critical. The risk runs high for companies that fail to authorize citizenship of their employees and the new age of immigration enforcement has been a rising concern within the business community. Staffing companies are especially vulnerable to these regulations and the companies that utilize them must heed extra precaution when putting their trust in outside services to retain compliant employees.

Since 1997, ACCU has been a proud participant of a voluntary federal program called Basic Pilot Employment Verification which gives employers access to an automated system that rapidly screens employment eligibility of new hires against federal records. The Basic Pilot helps take the guesswork out of hiring. Since its enlistment, the program has screened out over 3700 illegal aliens from ACCU’s applicant pool and yielded nearly 9500 authorized aliens.

The pilot has also served as a deterrent for non-citizens seeking work within the company. “Word spread fast about ACCU’s compliance. Illegal job seekers know that we thoroughly check backgrounds so there’s been a significant decrease in the number of those who try to obtain work from us,” says Edward H. Damm, ACCU Vice President.
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Company Sponsors Chamber’s Golf Outing

ACCU Staffing Services will be sponsoring this year’s annual Cherry Hill Regional Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing on Monday, June 18, 2007 at the Pine Hill Country Club in Pine Hill, NJ. ACCU’s Executive Vice President, Edward J. Damm is a board member of the local Chamber which is the largest Chambers of Commerce in the Delaware Valley. The Chamber is a premier business-to-business networking organization that provides an environment for businesses to build dynamic relationships and enable growth. One hundred golfers will participate in this event, including ACCU General Manager Edward H. Damm and On-Site Project Manager Bill Damm.
 
 
 

#1 in Burlington County

ACCU was recently named the #1 staffing service in Burlington County by the Burlington County Times in the 2007 Burlington County’s Best advertising supplement that published Sunday, May 27, 2007. The supplement is a compilation of the region’s top businesses and services as voted by the readers of the Burlington County Times.

 
 
 

ACCU Welcomes Kim Bertholf

CU is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Kim Bertholf to Director of Business Development for Gloucester and Camden Counties. In her new assignment, Kim will maintain and grow current business in her assigned region while offering support to customers who use ACCU’s temporary and full time staffing services. Kim has over 15 years of experience in the financial service industry and has established and maintained accounts for UBS Financial Services, Morgan Stanley and Smith Barney.