The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Department of Transportation (DOT) require a number of employment-related background checks and safeguards from the transportation industry, but—with the exception of a few situations such as HazMat and port access—federal laws do not require criminal records searches on drivers. Given the cost of fulfilling basic background screening requirements, […]
Here are six tips for determining how to enforce your contingent workforce background checking policy and ensure that your vendors are working within the guidelines that you have set up.
With the mosaic of overlapping federal and state regulations covering background screening and consumer information, maintaining compliance has become a significant challenge. The growing concerns about data privacy and security, new legislation and the continuing surge in compliance initiatives show no signs of abating. Recent legislation has made it even more important for organizations to […]
One of the biggest trends in both Human Resources and Security surrounds the need for consistency of employment background screening not only domestically, but internationally as well. With managers at US headquarters being tasked with this initiative, demand for consistent and comprehensive global verifications is becoming more pervasive. However, many companies remain uncertain about program structure […]
Meeting the very real demand for contract workers at military and government installations across the U.S. has been the portfolio of DeLeon Technical Services, Inc. (DTS) of Austin, Texas since the company’s founding in 1991. The company has experienced notable success having secured 27 different contracts on more than 19 government installations – no small […]
As economists are beginning to predict that the economy is showing signs of a turnaround, the first area in which the economy is seeing an uptick in hiring is the contingent workforce. In fact, a Bureau of Labor Statistics report released last month pointed out the significant and steady growth in the contingent labor sector. […]
