E-Verify: What You Need to Know
E-Verify was created through a partnership between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide participating employers with an electronic means to...
View ArticleIs Your Background Screening Provider Off-Shoring Sensitive Applicant...
In recent years, identity theft has become an enormous problem in the United States. Both state and federal governments have taken steps to prevent the exposure and misuse of personal and identifiable...
View ArticleBest Practices: What Clients Need to Know
The Verifications Best Practices guide is an extremely helpful tool that was generated by the Best Practices Committee of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS). Read more
View ArticleWhat Is Adverse Action And Why Should We Do It?
Why should you know about adverse action? Because the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act mandates “in general…in using a consumer report for employment purposes, before taking any adverse action based...
View ArticleRandom Testing: A Critical Component of a Drug Testing Program
Workplace drug screening is perhaps the single most effective and economical weapon against substance abuse available today. It has been consistently proven as a low-cost method in identifying those...
View ArticleWhat Type of Criminal Background Check is Right for Your Company?
It is not uncommon for prospective clients to contact background screening providers and ask us about pricing for a criminal background check on an applicant or employee. The first question we ask is,...
View ArticleLiability Waivers in FCRA Disclosures
At least six employers and one consumer reporting agency have recently found themselves to be the subject of class action Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) lawsuits. What is the common thread in...
View ArticleNew Ai Focus on Compliance Whitepaper – Criminal History Reporting: Strict...
When it comes to the background screening of job applicants, there is one thing that almost all stakeholders can agree on – they want an accurate background check. Employers want their reports to be...
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