Criminal Records
HR Professionals Agree, Employment Background Checks are Necessary and Almost All Professionals are Using Background Screening
Background screening is an imperative part of the hiring process and a recent survey of Human Resource professionals by HR.com and the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (napbs) found that over 95% are conducting some sort of background check. The study surveyed professionals to find what sort of background checks they were using, which…
Read MoreWant to Hire the Best Drivers? Add Criminal History Background Checks to Your Current Driver Screening Program
Most trucking and transportation companies already have a DOT required drug testing program through a consortium or Third-Party Administrator. These manage driver’s random drug tests required by the Department of Transportation. While these programs keep drivers safe, the current screening programs used by trucking companies, delivery companies and other transportation companies that require DOT drug…
Read MoreThe cost of not background checking your potential employees
As attorneys continue to ramp up advertisement for their services we have seen an increase in lawsuits against employers. While a lot of these have to do with violations of FCRA guidelines and improper procedures when background checking new employees, some have to do with what happens after a candidate is hired. Recent lawsuits filed…
Read MoreWhat a National Criminal Background Check Won’t Tell You About Your Potential Employee
A misconception in the employment background check industry is that a single nationwide database exists that can be used to immediately ensure the safety of your potential hire. In reality, no completely accurate national database exists and any that might be good enough, are not available to the public. Unfortunately, far too many businesses, churches,…
Read MoreWhat is an Individualized Assessment? Where does it fit into the background screening process?
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or EEOC created guidelines in 2012 that outlined the best practices for use of arrest and conviction records in employment screening. These guidelines were meant to avoid a disparate impact on protected classes considered under the EEOC. An article SHRM from January discussed how upcoming regulations would utilize the EEOC…
Read MoreWhat do I do if the background report I just got makes me not want to hire a candidate?
Whenever a negative report comes in it can stir a lot of mixed feelings, especially if the information in that report makes you consider not hiring. Before you decide, before you contact the candidate, before you tell your hiring manager to give them a call and definitely before you draft a rejection letter you need…
Read MoreLooking for a cheap background check report? Not so fast says US federal appeals court!
According to Reuters, the U.S. Supreme court will hear a case on whether a California company willfully violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by publishing false online data. On Tuesday, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals revived California resident Thomas Robin’s lawsuit accusing Spokeo Inc. of violating the FCRA by publishing a damaging…
Read MoreAn Employment Background Check is Your Companies Best Defense
We talk a lot about how companies can get in trouble for their procedures when conducting background checks. Things like gaining applicant authorization before conducting a background check, or proper adverse action procedures to keep your company safe from costly lawsuits. We usually don’t discuss how an employment background check is one of the best…
Read MoreOh, how the times are changing in CA yet again! New regulations for employment background checks.
On March 27, 2017, the California Office of Administrative Law approved the Fair Employment Housing Counsel’s (FEHC) new regulations clarifying existing limitations on criminal background checks and conforming to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) position that criminal background checks may have an adverse impact on protected classes. Employers still retain the right to screen…
Read MoreThree Rules HireSafe Follows to Keep Your Company Safe from Lawsuits
When shopping for the best employment background check company you may have seen numerous cheap “background check” offers across the web. These services generally just look up the name you provide and give you any records associated with that name. This rarely gives an accurate report and services like this are illegal for employment screening…
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