Client Portals
For millions of U.S. job applicants with a criminal record, just making it past the screening stage of the hiring process is a challenge. New research shows that could be the employer’s loss. Using the U.S. military — the nation’s largest employer — as a…
Many federal, state and local public agencies and courts are actively considering whether to remove or redact identifiers from public records and documents. The Iowa State Court Administration is considering redacting (masking) the date of birth (DOB) from court…
The USA TODAY NETWORK determined America’s system for checking teachers’ backgrounds is a loosely-connected patchwork of state laws and procedures, inconsistent practices by school districts and state officials, and wide variations in who’s…
The Federal Government announced a series of changes to modernize and strengthen the way we conduct background investigations for Federal employees and contractors and protect sensitive data. These changes include the establishment of the National Background…
The Indiana Department of Revenue concluded that a company’s employment screening and background checking services are not subject to sales tax. The company in this matter receives requests from customers seeking to verify the background, employment history or…
An opinion piece by Shantell George claimed that background checks done by private sector businesses were inaccurate. However, she failed to offer any statistics to substantiate that opinion. Background checks done by private sector companies are more accurate and…
Two of the U.S.’ largest employment background check providers must pay $13 million for failing to ensure their background checks did not contain inaccuracies, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced. Serious inaccuracies reported by General Information…
BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC (BMW) entered into a consent decree with the EEOC regarding allegations that they discriminated against African American logistics employees through application of criminal background checks which had a disparate impact and led to said…
Over 100 states and cities across the United States have limited the use of an applicant’s criminal history in all but limited circumstances. Against this “ban the box” tsunami, some employers also have been attacked for not being aggressive enough…
United States Investigations Services, the security firm which vetted Edward Snowden, has agreed to a fine of about $30 million to settle U.S. charges related to the way it conducted background checks on applicants for sensitive government jobs. The Justice Department…