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Background Scrrening Wholesaler's Say, "It's Not the Hits, It's the Volume"
June 02, 2025 - Wholesaler’s Say “It’s Not the Hits , It’s the Volume” The wholesaler's problem is if their quantity of requests (both clears and hits), when the total sales of the clears and hits combined don't earn a profit when the clear volume is diminished A critical challenge faced by wholesalers in the pre-employment background screening industry when dealing with a "pay for hits, not clears" model. Here's a deeper dive into the wholesaler's problem: The Wholesaler's Problem: Volume Dependency and Fixed Costs The core of the problem lies in the disconnect between how wholesalers incur costs and how they are compensated: Cost Incurrence for Every Request:...
A Short History of Criminal Background Searches in Employment
May 29, 2025 - Most of us have encountered criminal background checks when applying for a job. The practice has become so common that it seems like the norm. Howe...
Canadian Legal Information Database Sues Company Behind AI Chatbot
May 20, 2025 - The Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) has taken the makers of an AI chatbot to court over what it says is a violation of its ter...
Pending Criminal Cases Can Be Useful For An Employment Background Check
May 20, 2025 - While it might seem counterintuitive to consider pending cases, as they haven't resulted in a conviction, there are several reasons why they ca...
Let's Review Les Rosen's Behind The Screens Podcast Series
May 13, 2025 - Les Rosen's "Behind the Screens" is a podcast series that offers an insider's perspective on the background screening indus...
Mexico's Criminal Judiciary Explained in a Nutshell
May 08, 2025 - Similar to the U.S. system, criminal activity in Mexico falls under either federal or state jurisdiction, but the Mexican system classifies crimina...
CRA's Responsibilities Reporting Criminal Records
May 06, 2025 - What more should a Credit Reporting Agency (CRA) do for criminal record checks other than using a trusted source and reporting their findings?...
How To Search For A Court Record When Only a Single Name (for instance, the given name is George and
May 01, 2025 - In most court record systems - Where it is determined that the individual’s name cannot be divided into two parts, the name as...
Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Reports Progress On Transparency Promises
April 28, 2025 - New Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Mariyana Spyropoulos released a progress report Monday claiming her team is already digging out from a backlog...
Ukraine's First Instance Courts - What Are They?
April 25, 2025 - The local courts are the courts of first instance in Ukraine for both civil and criminal cases. These courts are also referred to as: ...
The Hierarchy of the Panama Criminal Courts
April 25, 2025 - The hierarchy of the Panama Criminal Courts is structured in a three-tiered system: *1. Municipal Courts (Juzgados Municipales)...
All About Greenland Courts
April 17, 2025 - The Greenlandic court system has a three-tiered hierarchy: District Courts (Eqqartuussisoqarfik / Kredsret): These are the courts of first...
The Hierarchy of the Civil Courts in Germany
April 14, 2025 - The hierarchy of the Civil Courts in Germany, which fall under the "Ordinary Jurisdiction" (Ordentliche Gerichtsbarkeit), has a four-tier...
Perpetual Motion: The Case for Continuous KYC
April 11, 2025 - Last October, TD Bank was fined more than $3 billion after pleading guilty to violations of the Bank Secrecy Act and conspiracy to commit money lau...
Pricing - A Wholesale Court Record Researcher Asked a Great Question
April 09, 2025 - Imagine you are running a business in Canada that helps clients obtain court records. The initial step of confirming a record's existence is qu...
Criminal Record Checks Are The Most Important Feature of a Background Check
April 07, 2025 - From the standpoint of liability and cost to the company, the feature of a pre-employment background check that has been proven to be the most like...
What You Need To Know About Canada's Conditional Discharges
March 12, 2025 - When can I receive a Conditional Discharge? Conditional discharges are not available for all offenses. Specifically, you cannot receive a condi...
Record Number of Shoplifting Offences in England and Wales
February 28, 2025 - Nearly half a million shoplifting offences were recorded by police in England and Wales in a year, the highest 12-month total on record, figures sh...
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