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...
Many airports are beefing up background checks on workers in response to concerns about potential terror threats at our nations airports. Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta has just announced that it will re-screen workers every two years to comply...
Considering you – the taxpayer – are solely responsible for following tax law, you might want to seriously consider doing a background check on your tax preparer. Once you sign your 1040, your tax preparer is off the hook for any mistakes. The Internal...
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...
Nearly two months into 2016, and the year is already shaping up to be transformative for the background screening industry. Here’s some trends we’ll be keeping an eye on: How the federal government will respond to President Obama’s “Ban The Box” directive The...
Imagine we’re holding a winning Powerball ticket worth $100 million. But in order to claim it, you need to answer this question correctly: How many American adults have a criminal record? Is it: a) 7% b) 18% c) 30% If you guessed ‘c,’ then winner winner chicken...
