Jan 23, 2015 | Background Checks, Criminal Records, EEOC, Hiring
Home » EEOC In a perfect world, there would be no need for criminal background checks Let’s not kid one another, there are good people and then, there are bad people. We all watch the news reports about all kinds of violence happening in places of employment,... 
Dec 9, 2014 | Background Checks, FCRA, Hiring, Human Resources
Home » FCRA Concerned about being FCRA compliant when screening employment applicants? Let’s start by learning the fundamental objective of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). As the name implies, it is all about complying with fairness and accuracy set... 
Oct 7, 2014 | Background Checks, Conviction, Criminal Records, Hiring
Home » Background Checks » Criminal Records Should you hire an ex-convict? Oftentimes young people make mistakes whether due to socio-economical circumstances, immaturity, lack of adult mentor guidance or simple peer pressure. Sadly, most of them could have done... 
Sep 25, 2014 | Background Checks, Conviction, Criminal Records, Hiring
Home » Background Checks » Criminal Records The conundrum of background checks. A delicate balance. Traditionally, the intended purpose of doing background checks has been to verify and/or find the information you may not know about someone’s past. Doing so enables... 
Sep 3, 2014 | Background Checks, Criminal Records, EEOC, FCRA, Hiring, Human Resources
Home » FCRA Should you rely only on a criminal database search? Despite the fact that nationwide criminal databases are often an effective background screening strategy, employers must be aware of the constraints and legal vulnerability related to utilizing them. In... 