Pre Employment Screening
Online Employee Background Check Question and Answer Series from HireSafe: What Are Court Fees? Why do charges vary for each employee’s background check?
Whether you are new to the employment background check world or just new to HireSafe, it’s normal to have questions about our practices! New and old clients alike have questions about why we use online forms, what goes into the cost of a background check, and what exactly compliance means to them. Over the Month…
Read MoreOnline Employee Background Check Question and Answer Series from HireSafe: Why Do We Use online Documents and Forms? Why not Paper or Fax?
There are many reasons why HireSafe uses digital signatures and online forms for our screening services. Among the most important are accuracy, information security and legal compliance. Accuracy By using our secure web portal potential hires can fill in their own address history and background information. This has many positive effects. Firstly, it lowers costs…
Read MoreHR 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 MoreAvoid the Hidden Costs of a Bad Hire! Vet Your Candidates with Employment Background Screening
When facing a need to hire new staff, employers often worry about the costs of not getting the job started, revenue losses from not having sales staff, or not shipping on time. Few businesses consider the costs associated with rushing through the hiring process to get someone in the position that ends up costing them…
Read MoreEmployee Drug Testing Panel Without THC, Now at HireSafe!
Marijuana regulations have gone up in smoke recently and that means higher stakes for employers that want to screen candidates for the drug. The current saliva tests for THC can test positive for individuals that used 40-60 days ago which could be like screening out employees because they had a beer a month ago! Employers…
Read MoreWith FCRA Lawsuits on the Rise More Companies are at Risk!
A recent report shows that FCRA litigation increased 9.9% in 2016 from the previous year continuing a trend of increasing FCRA legal action against employers over the past 8 years. Littler reports that Geico, Disney and Southwest Airlines have all found themselves amidst FCRA class actions or lawsuits this year. A complaint was filed against…
Read MoreUber Background Check Failures are a Warning for Small Company Employee Screening
On February 8th a court will visit the proposed $7.5 Million settlement as part of a class action lawsuit between Uber and terminated drivers regarding violations of FCRA regulations. According to Locke Lloyd, The court will make the final decision on the proposed settlement. After the court made a preliminary approval of the settlement over…
Read MoreTop 5 Settlements of 2017 for FCRA Violations, Number 1 is Record Breaking!
Compliance doesn’t just protect the applicant, it protects you! FCRA lawsuits for improper background check procedures are costly and below are a few of the highest settlements of 2017. You can bet if these huge companies are falling prey to simple FCRA regulation mistakes, smaller companies must always be vigilant. 5) JPMorgan $1.25 Million. J.P. Morgan…
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 MoreIt’s the season for avoiding inaccurate and non-compliant background checks
With black Friday at the end of the week the holiday season is upon us. This time is for family, warm fires with friends and for seasonal hiring. Companies have made hiring choices for this time of year and maybe even ran a few background checks on employees. Unfortunately, this is also the season for…
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