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Employers adjust criminal background check methods
February 17, 2015 - Employers have many legitimate reasons for conducting criminal background checks, from mitigating the risk of workplace violence and negligent hiring lawsuits to reducing employee theft. Those that reject candidates based solely on convictions or arrests, however, face a different kind of threat. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has taken the position that criminal background checks may violate anti-discrimination laws because minorities are arrested and convicted of crimes at higher rates than non-minorities, said Patricia Weisberg, an attorney with the Cleveland law firm Walter Haverfield LLP. While the commission has yet to win a discrimination lawsuit based on criminal history screening practices,...
Background checks cannot stop potential criminals
February 13, 2015 - After an investigation into Wilmington, North Carolina’s February 6 murder-suicide revealed the alleged gunman had gone through criminal and...
SCAM ALERT: Background check email downloads malware
February 11, 2015 - Scammers are either getting gutsy or just making really bad choices: this scam is one that turned up in the perfect inbox- the Better Business Bure...
The Eternal Criminal Record
February 10, 2015 - 65 million Americans, or 25% of the population, have a criminal record. Less than 9% of those are felony convictions. This means more than half wer...
U.S. retail workers are No. 1 in employee theft
February 06, 2015 - Light-fingered employees cost American stores (and consumers) more than shoplifters do. “The four months from October through...
Risky Business Not Using Background Checks when Hiring
February 04, 2015 - Businesses that do not use background checks are putting themselves at risk for hiring strangers as new employees, according to a safe hiring exper...
Background checks: What employers can find out about you
February 02, 2015 - Liars, thieves, bad-news-bear execs, drug addicts, you name it - employers really don't want to hire trouble. To cover their bas...
Court Program Gives Veterans With Felony Charges Second Chance
January 29, 2015 - A new program that helps veterans get out of the court system with a cleared record is becoming popular around the country, and is now an option fo...
Communications Executive Resigns After Background Check Uncovers Red Flag
October 02, 2014 - Here’s the deal: It always pays to tell the truth. Always. Such was the case this week when David Tovar, Wal-Mar...
How A Criminal Background Check Can Cost You The Job
September 05, 2014 - Kevin Jones thought he had landed a good job with the big property manager Halstead Management, as a doorman at a Manhattan building. But like 69%...
Health Care Report Reveals Slower Job Growth and Employers Common Screening Program Gaps
July 18, 2014 - Health care hiring is expected to increase this year, but at a slower pace than last year, according to HireRight’s Health Care Spotlight, a...
New Alabama law To Wipe Out Criminal Records Goes Into Effect
July 14, 2014 - Alabama residents who have been arrested, but not convicted of a crime, can soon file to have their arrest record wiped away under a new law...
Nevada Repository Missing Thousands Of Criminal Records
July 08, 2014 - A study has found more than 800,000 criminal cases, some going back 20 years, that were not forwarded by Nevada law enforcement agencies and...
Unblinking Eyes Track Employees
July 01, 2014 - A digital Big Brother is coming to work, for better or worse. Advanced technological tools are beginning to make it possible to measure and monitor...
Background check firm that vetted Snowden faces fraud, bonus pay investigation
June 30, 2014 - The background check company that vetted Edward Snowden and faces fraud accusations from the Justice Department has refused a congressional request...
No Background Checks Needed For Home Health Workers In 10 States
June 27, 2014 - As the population ages, “home health-care worker” has become one of the fastest-growing occupations in the U.S. Some 3.5 million Americ...
General Information Services Announces Settlement of King v. GIS and Dowell v. GIS
June 26, 2014 - Soon, the parties in King v. General Information Services and Dowell v. General Information Services will file settlement documents asking the cour...
Craig's Verification Tips
April 22, 2014 - Peer References Require Special Tactics The Joint Commission defines a peer as someone from the same discipline with essentially equal qualific...
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