Is It OK to Hire Someone With a Racist Background?
By HARRY KAZAKIAN and RONALD ZAMBRANO In light of the current social-justice movement, companies large and small are scrupulously examining their policies, positions, and practices for evidence of complicity. Top executives and boards of directors have had to answer to stakeholders to address implicit and explicit biases in all aspects of their operations. Several heads have rolled as […]
Tech Tools Can Boost Auto Accident Claim Recovery
Law360 Expert Analysis: Tech Tools Can Boost Auto Accident Claim Recovery July 9, 2020 By Harry Kazakian One of the most disturbing elements of recent protests against police brutality are the stories of vehicles driving into groups of protesters, seemingly with the intent to cause great bodily harm to as many protesters as possible. Those […]
Four Tips For Novice Public Speakers
For many people, these are the two most terrifying words in the English language: public speaking. But hold on. Before you recoil in fear, here’s something to consider: In today’s world, everyone is bombarded from all sides, at all hours, with social media, salespeople, pundits and politicians trying to tell us what to think and […]
How To Check Out Your Background-Check Provider
By Glassdoor Team April 3, 2020 Contributed by Harry Kazakian, President of USA Express Legal and Investigative Services and Securebackgroundcheck.com. Kazakian, also a licensed private investigator, has provided investigations and background check services to hundreds of companies, and investigations training to The Automobile Club of Southern California’s employee investigators. His offices are in San Francisco, Los Angeles and […]
Cuidado: a Medida que Circula el Coronavirus, los Estafadores Estan Cerca
Por Robert Frank Apr 1, 2020 Mientras los temorosos californianos se refugian en casa y se estremecen ante cada noticia apocalíptica sobre el coronavirus, los estafadores ven algo más: signos de dólar. Piénselo: los padres’ que trabajan desde casa mientras manejan niños en edad escolar están distraídos. Se cansan, bajan la guardia y abren un […]
Beware: As coronavirus circulates, scammers follow close behind
As fearful Californians shelter in place and shudder over every apocalyptic news story about the coronavirus, scammers see something else: dollar signs. Think about it — parents working from home while managing school-aged children are distracted. They grow weary and let their guard down, opening an email they shouldn’t have. Many scared Baby Boomers, the […]
Striking The Delicate Balance Between Hospitality And Security
By Harry Kazakian, President/CEO of Los Angeles-based USA Express Legal and Investigative Services First impressions have always meant a lot in the hospitality business. The door staff’s brisk attentiveness, the concierge’s cheerful professionalism, and the warm attention of check-in staff all contribute to a quality guest experience. Yet, in a lawsuit, staff of the Mandalay […]
March held in honor of unarmed man shot by LAPD officer in Los Feliz
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Community members marched Saturday in Los Feliz, where an unarmed man was shot by police because they believed he had a gun hidden under a gray cloth. Supporters carrying gray cloths gathered by a fountain at Los Feliz Boulevard and Riverside Drive, hoping to draw attention to the June 19 shooting. “The […]
Attorney Mark Geragos hired in Los Feliz Shooting Case
BY ALLISON B. COHEN ON JUNE 26, 2015 EAST HOLLYWOOD–The mother and sister of Walter De Leon, the 48-year-old man who was critically wounded by Los Angeles Police officers last Friday, have retained attorney Mark Geragos, according to multiple sources. Geragos is best known for representing O.J. Simpson in his 1994 criminal trial. He is also […]