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…
Three Things You Can Learn Through Background Checks

Three Things You Can Learn Through Background Checks

We all know that an employer runs a background check on us before we get hired... but what does that mean? What stones does an average check turn over in your life, and what aspects can you expect to have a light shined on them? Well, if you've…
How to Navigate Fair Credit Reporting Act Compliance with Regard to Background Checks

How to Navigate Fair Credit Reporting Act Compliance with Regard to Background Checks

In January 2016, the Society for Human Resource Management predicted an increase in "class-action lawsuits claiming noncompliance with the FCRA." Their prediction proved correct. This past year, companies such as Dish, Bank of America, and…
Continuous Employee Background Screening Increasing in Popularity

Continuous Employee Background Screening Increasing in Popularity

Most likely, you're familiar with pre-employment background screening, a process the involves verifying your potential employee's criminal record, credit score, and employment record prior to hiring them. However, what you may not have heard…
Why You Should Never Skip Employment Verifications

Los Angeles Enacts Ban-The-Box

On December 19, 2016, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed into law Assembly Bill 218, known as the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, which creates a new ordinance that will limit employers' consideration of the criminal history…
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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…
Background Screening Myths And Misconcpetions

Background Screening Myths And Misconcpetions

There are many myths and misconceptions about background screenings and why they should not be done. Background screenings seem like a huge task to handle. However, those who believe the myths should feel comfortable knowing that those myths…
Background Checks: Four Really Critical Facts Employers Need to Remember

Background Checks: Four Really Critical Facts Employers Need to Remember

Background checks are an effective screening measure for employers who want to protect their liability, assets, and reputation. In an era where employee theft amounts to billions of dollars lost each year, employers can't afford ignorance. While…
Discover How To Select A Background Check Provider

Discover How To Select A Background Check Provider

Increasingly, businesses are completing background checks for hiring prospects. How to select a background check provider can become confusing and frustrating. Unfortunately, some learn the hard way, bigger is not always better. We want to…
Three Reasons Screening for Drug Usage Is So Important for Employers

Three Reasons Screening for Drug Usage Is So Important for Employers

Employers have a tall task ahead of them when it comes to hiring a staff of responsible, conscientious, and hard-working professionals free of criminal backgrounds, false credentials, or a whole litany of other unsavory practices. Unfortunately,…
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Does Your Background Screening Program Need To Be Updated

Many people are not fans of making resolutions for the new year. After all, do you really need to wait until a new year arrives to make yourself do something you should probably already be doing? Many of the resolutions that people make are…
Why You Should Never Skip Employment Verifications

Why You Should Never Skip Employment Verifications

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) was originally passed in 1970 to amend and enlarge the sway of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. The purpose of the act is to regulate the behavior of the consumer reporting agencies (CRAs) and background…