Jan 14, 2020 | background screening, education verification, employment verification
With today’s unemployment rate at an all -time low, candidates are getting more creative in the fight to stand out from the crowd in an impressive pool of resumes. But to what extent will a candidate go to get the job. Take Cindy White for example. She applied for a...
Jun 26, 2019 | background screening, Ban the Box, employment law, legislation
Criminal Background Checks are constantly under fire for compliance and equality to applicants. Laws are changing at all levels and it is important to know what laws apply to your organization. Here are a few changes since January that may affect your hiring process....
May 22, 2019 | background screening, SSN
Occasionally we get a call letting us know an applicant’s name was misspelled or put in backwards followed by the question “Do I need to re-run it?”. The answer is always yes. One of the biggest misconceptions pertaining to criminal background checks, is that the...
Mar 4, 2019 | background screening, legislation, trends
On February 7, 2019, Nassau County New York Minority Leader Kevan Abrams proposed legislation that would require hotels and motels to conduct criminal background checks for certain employees. Nassau County could be the first in the nation to mandate criminal...
Jan 2, 2019 | background screening, Ban the Box, FCRA, trends
With a new year comes new trends and the background screening industry is no exception. Don’t jump in to the new year confused. Here are the hottest topics in the industry and what employers should be aware of for 2019! Marijuana According to the National...
