Background Screening, Human Resources, News
As we head into a new year, there are new hiring challenges and demands in the workforce. Going on two years in a global pandemic, onboarding faces different trends that will take place in the background screening process. Remote work has become commonplace, and...
Background Screening, Criminal Records, General, Human Resources, News
Background screening employees and volunteers is the most effective tool at keeping your workplace safe, yet many companies – even billion dollar behemoths – make major mistakes when implementing background check procedures. In a perfect world this...
Background Screening, Criminal Records, Driver’s Records, General, Human Resources, Industry Solutions, News, References & Credentialing, Seasonal
Conducting background checks on full-time and part-time employees is standard hiring procedure for millions of employers, but questions still linger over whether businesses can screen independent contractors, freelancers and vendors. Let’s tackle some of the existing...
Applicant-Entry Solutions, Background Screening, Clinical Services, Criminal Records, General, Human Resources, Identity & Credit, Industry Solutions, News, References & Credentialing
Using social media as a screening tool sometimes seems too good to be true. And, if you don’t follow the law, it can be. This law firm reports that there is “nothing inherently unlawful” about social media snooping. But if, as an employer/boss/hiring...
Background Screening, Criminal Records, General, Human Resources, News, References & Credentialing
The importance of volunteer background checks for people who work with children or who have access to Personally Identifying Information (PII) or money can’t be overstated. Background checks are proven to be the number one tool at preventing crime or workplace...
Background Screening, General, Human Resources, Industry Solutions, News
We’ve spent a great deal of Q4 and Q1 focusing on the enormous amount of class action lawsuits stemming from violations of background check law. We can’t stress this enough: If you’re not paying close attention to your internal background check procedures, or to the...
