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Virginia's Pay Transparency Law Is Here. Is Your Screening Ready?

Virginia's pay transparency and salary history law (HB 636 / SB 215) took effect on July 1, and it reaches further than most compliance updates.

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The Great Record Sealing of 2026: Why Your Background Check Changed
Hiring

The Great Record Sealing of 2026: Why Your Background Check Changed

Clean Slate and Second Chance laws flip the old expungement model.

What the World Cup can teach us about building winning teams
Company Culture

What the World Cup can teach us about building winning teams

Watch any World Cup match and you see it in the first five minutes.

Credential Fraud Is Getting Cheaper. Your Verification Should Get Deeper.
Hiring

Credential Fraud Is Getting Cheaper. Your Verification Should Get Deeper.

The resume in front of you reads perfectly. The references glow, the diploma looks smart, and the interview goes well.

California AI Hiring Rules: FEHA ADS Compliance Guide
Hiring

California AI Hiring Rules: FEHA ADS Compliance Guide

If your organization uses AI or algorithmic tools anywhere in hiring, promotion, or screening decisions affecting California workers…

Continuous Monitoring vs One-Time Background Checks
Hiring

Continuous Monitoring vs One-Time Background Checks

You screened everyone on your payroll the day they started, and on that day the report was accurate.

Virginia Clean Slate Law 2026

Virginia Clean Slate Law 2026

If you hire in Virginia, your background checks have changed. As of July 1, 2026, the Commonwealth seals a wide range of criminal records.

A Background Check Is Rarely Neutral

A Background Check Is Rarely Neutral

Screening can quietly widen the gaps in your workforce or help close them.

Why Instant Background Checks Are a Risk

Why Instant Background Checks Are a Risk

You’re juggling interviews, onboarding calls, and compliance tasks. The clock is always against you. So when a vendor promises instant background checks, it sounds like a gift.

Construction Background Checks: A Guide for Employers
Criminal Background Checks

Construction Background Checks: A Guide for Employers

If you hire crews on tight timelines, one bad hire can cost you a project, an insurance claim, or a safety record you can't rebuild.

12-Panel Drug Screen for Employment
Drug Screening

12-Panel Drug Screen for Employment

You just got off the phone with a candidate who asked, "So what exactly does this drug test cover?" Maybe a site manager needs workers cleared by Monday, and you need answers fast.

Colorado SB 26-189 and AI in Hiring

Colorado SB 26-189 and AI in Hiring

Colorado did not drop AI regulation; it rewrote it. SB 24-205, the original Colorado AI Act, never took effect.

Background Checks and Mental Health
HR Best Practices

Background Checks and Mental Health

If your hiring policy auto-disqualifies on any record, you are probably screening out people whose record reflects an untreated illness rather than ongoing risk…

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