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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...
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...
Have you had a bad tenant before? Had a recent property manager used background checks to avoid bad tenants, everything would have been fine. Instead, other tenants had to move into hotels while repairs were made to the complex. All because one guy got around...
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...
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...
The FCRA was created to help patrons resolve errors and dispute issues on their credit reports. It now covers several consumer reports, and it is critical that when conducting a background check, FCRA compliance is followed to a key. Failure to comply can end up...