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Use The Right Employment Verification Process: Avoid Negligent Hiring

When there is a stack of resumes on the desks of an HR manager, nearly half of those resumes will have misrepresented information on them! If the Human Resources department lacks a verification solution, many of those job candidates will actually…
IDE Class Action Lawsuit Shows Smaller Background Screening Providers May Do Better

IDE Class Action Lawsuit Shows Smaller Background Screening Providers May Do Better

A recent news story about a nurse who filed a class action lawsuit against Indianapolis-based IDE Management over a faulty background screening shows that hiring a smaller background check provider may be better for your business. The story…
Know Who Is On Your Network With A Background Check

Know Who Is On Your Network With A Background Check

Cybercrime is on the rise, and hackers are getting innovative with how they try to breach security. They still use traditional hacking tools, but they are also turning to an older, and more insidious method, buying employee knowledge. According…
Drug Screening and its use in employment screening: Marijuana

Drug Screening and its use in employment screening: Marijuana

The changing legal landscape regarding marijuana may impact the legality of pre-employment drug screening of candidates. Societal norms may also pressure employers to exclude marijuana from drug testing protocols. No matter what course of…
Company Accused of Violating Fair Credit Reporting Act Compliance

Company Accused of Violating Fair Credit Reporting Act Compliance

When hiring employees, companies need to make sure they comply with the Fair Credit Reporting act with regard to background checks or face costly legal consequences to their business. In recent news, Wegmans Food Markets, a grocery store…
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3 Reasons to Choose a NAPBS Accredited Consumer Reporting Agency

American businesses have many consumer reporting agencies to choose from today. With so many choices available it's important your business know who you're working with. The National Association of Professional Background Screeners' accreditation…
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19 Businesses Sign Presidents Fair Chance Business Pledge

Nearly 70 million Americans in the United states have some form of criminal record.  These records often disqualify individuals from being productive members of society despite having paid their debt to society. It is detrimental to our society…
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Uber Should Have Done More Background Screening

The ride-sharing company Uber is in serious hot water after one of their employees in India was accused of raping a customer. Shiv Kumar Yadavwas arrested by Delhi police on December 7th and brought to court the next day. It doesn’t look…
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Michigan Animal Shelters May Soon Use Criminal Background Checks

A recent news story out of Michigan indicates that a package of proposed bills has the state Senate discussing the benefits behind requiring animal shelters to do criminal background checks on anyone who wants to adopt a pet. The purpose…
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Pennsylvania Schools to Require Background Checks

Pennsylvania schools are banking on honesty to ensure that none of their employees have been arrested or convicted of the 26 crimes that disqualify employment. A Dec. 5 report in the Altoona Mirror (see it here - http://tinyurl.com/78r8eyf)…