Every successful small business owner (SBO) knows what it means to work hard. Early mornings, late nights, missed soccer games; the list goes on. One thing SBOs will always agree on is that time is expensive. Every minute needs to be productive, while lost time...
Adverse action letters are a pain in the neck, but they represent a CRITICAL component of FCRA compliance. Adverse action letters are time-consuming, thankless, and often done incorrectly…which puts your organization at significant risk. When denying an applicant for employment or a volunteer for a...
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...
Want to know the salary history of your candidates? If you live in certain states, you might be out of luck. In fact, California doesn’t allow employers to ask for salary history requests, and you can’t even use this information if the candidate offers it...
Ever wonder why background checks are important? What if you could weed out a potential employee who recently cost another business over 2200 LOST HOURS? A recent case in California involves an employee, the DMV, and over $40,000 in lost wages. This particular employee had a...
The Super Bowl is the football fan’s holy grail. Food, friends, and football equal a great time for sports fans. However, what does it mean for employers? Sure, the good-natured rivalries in the office are usually harmless. What are you supposed to do if they...
Does your company have a reasonable suspicion provision in your Workplace Drug and Alcohol Policy? If not, you should consider it. Your company has the right to require all employees to come to work unimpaired. You can test employees if there is a reasonable suspicion...
Have you ever thought about the credibility of your screening provider? Maybe it’s time you should start. The consequences of providing incorrect or misleading information can end up in lawsuits and huge fines. How could this affect your business? A California-based background screening company has recently...
Employers are faced with tough decisions every day. You work hard to advance the company. Hiring a safe and responsible workforce is part of that work. Running background checks is a safe way to help vet potential employees. However, you need to be aware of...
Last March none of us thought business operations (and regular life) would still be this sideways in December…but here we are! So we continue to take precautions and preventative measures to protect clients and employees, while still maintaining the Gold Standard of service you’ve come...
