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The Latest Legal Updates Affecting Pre-Employment Background Checks
In the ever-evolving landscape of employment law, staying updated with the latest regulations is crucial for employers conducting pre-employment background checks. With new laws and guidelines emerging in 2024, understanding these changes can help businesses remain...
Navigating the Legal Minefield: The Legal Risks of AI in Background Checks
In the modern era of hiring, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool, promising to revolutionize the recruitment process with its efficiency, precision, and innovation. However, as organizations increasingly turn to AI for conducting background...
Navigating Legal Shifts: Impact of California Court of Appeal Ruling on Employment Background Checks
In the dynamic landscape of employment law, staying abreast of legal developments is paramount for businesses and individuals alike. One ruling that has sparked significant discussion and implications recently is the California Court of Appeal decision in All of Us Or...
The Compliance Mistake You Could Be Making
Businesses are required to let an applicant know why they were rejected. Thanks to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), there are laws put into place to make sure applicants are informed of their rights. Failure to implement this step of the background check process...
The Future of Hiring Is Here, Are You Ready?
The world is (hopefully) getting back to normal soon now that vaccines are readily available to the general public. That means we can move back into our offices and begin the daily grind alongside each other once again. Right? That may be true for some, but many...
Considering an Applicant With a Criminal Record
According to the U.S Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), over 90 million individuals, approximately 30% of the population in the country, have a criminal record on file in state criminal history...
NAPBS Is Now The PBSA
NAPBS Has Evolved Into a Global Organization and Rebranded as the Professional Background Screening Association. On September 9, the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) publicized that its members voted at the 2019...
Back to Basics: E-Verify
What is E-Verify? E-Verify is a system that compares data from your Form I-9 and Employment Eligibility Verification to U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to validate that employees are approved for work in the United...