In recent years, there’s been a significant evolution in the regulatory and legal environment of employment background checks. One of these changes is that employers are seeing more lawsuits being filed against them, alleging violations of applicant and employee rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Some of these accusations include inadequate authorization and disclosure […]
Background checks would be simpler if one all-encompassing database housed every piece of relevant information an employer needs to make an informed hiring decision. But, unfortunately, that resource does not exist. Nor is there a standardized checklist an organization can follow to ensure its searches return all the information necessary to fully evaluate a given […]
If you’re looking to start an employment background screening program from scratch, you may be overwhelmed by where to start. And if you already have such a program in place, you may be wondering if your program is as effective as it can be. In both situations, it may be helpful to begin with the […]
If you’re a fan of movie or TV crime dramas, then you’re probably familiar with that one moment that always seems to happen in these works of fiction—when the lead detective orders a junior officer to “run a background check on the suspect” and, amazingly, a few clicks of the keyboard later, they’ve got everything […]
Despite what movies and television would have you believe, there is no one-size-fits-all background check that reveals every pertinent detail of a person’s life in a five-second flurry of keystrokes and mouse clicks. In fact, no single database exists that compiles, so neatly, quickly, and accurately, all of the information you’d want to know about […]
Effective January 1, 2014, a recent amendment to Rhode Island law will restrict the timing of pre-employment inquiries by Rhode Island employers about a job applicant’s criminal past. Employers who are covered by the law may not inquire about an applicant’s prior criminal history until during or after the first interview with the applicant. […]
