criminal background check
Do you know what's in the background of your employees? If not, you could be making a big mistake. Small businesses don't conduct any background checks on their employees. This leaves them open to several risks, including theft, fraud, and even violence. Read more: How Can...
Proper employment screening is the most effective way for companies to reduce their overall risk and liability. Background checks help ensure a quality hiring decision and save your company time and money. The background check industry is facing significant challenges. Legislation, known as ban-the-box laws, prohibits...
The Office of Management and Budget approved a revised Federal Drug Testing Custody and Control Form (CCF) on August 17, 2020. Use of the old form was authorized via DOT update through August 29, 2021. DOT-regulated employers and service agents must use the revised CCF beginning...
An Investigative Consumer Report (ICR) provides personal and professional reference verification. These verifications can delve into the realm of assessing an individual’s character. Here is an in-depth look at what an ICR is: (taken from an earlier post first published in 2016) The FCRA §603(e) defines an Investigative Consumer...
Criminal background checks are vital, if not essential, to the hiring process. Sometimes you get a “hardened criminal” with a rap sheet a mile long, and sometimes you get a harmless, quirky rule breaker. Case in point: Employer ordered a criminal background check and posted...