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Are My Background Checks FCRA-Compliant?

Ensuring that your background checks comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is crucial for avoiding legal pitfalls and maintaining a trustworthy hiring process. This guide explains how employers, HR professionals…

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Can you tell if your job applicant lies?
Employment Verification

Can you tell if your job applicant lies?

In the June newsletter, we talked a bit about sniffing out honesty in applicants.

Colo. supports employers' zero tolerance policy
Drug Screening

Colo. supports employers' zero tolerance policy

Image: thedailychronic.net Colorado Supreme Court supports zero tolerance drug policy for employers.

Do You Track, or Do You Trust? Finding the balance
Company Culture

Do You Track, or Do You Trust? Finding the balance

Employers today have choices that their predecessors did not. In the past, employers relied on a timecard and on their employees’ truthfulness when working offsite.

FCRA, EEOC and employee privacy: A legal update
Compliance

FCRA, EEOC and employee privacy: A legal update

In the last month, employers have been top of mind for the courts, including the Supreme Court.

Memorial Day and U.S. Jobs: Weekend Roundup
Weekend Roundup

Memorial Day and U.S. Jobs: Weekend Roundup

Firstly, we’d like to extend a thank you to all of those who serve and have served in the U.S. and their families…

It's time for Automated Adverse Action
HR Best Practices

It's time for Automated Adverse Action

Adverse action is the highest-risk moment in any background screening workflow. Most employers know they need a process for it.

Your online persona: the fight for accuracy
Company Culture

Your online persona: the fight for accuracy

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Fifty shades of applicants
HR Best Practices

Fifty shades of applicants

What you don’t know can hurt you. You could hire any of these people without a quality background screening service—Harvard did. Image:

See you at HHCC Business Expo
Company Culture

See you at HHCC Business Expo

Today, we’ll be attending the HHCC Business Expo in Houston. If you’re at the event, drop by and see us. How can you find us?

Electronic Wet Signature Technology plus Background Checks equals compliance!
Criminal Background Checks

Electronic Wet Signature Technology plus Background Checks equals compliance!

Image: Courtblog.imagesoftinc.com …   … Electronic Wet Signatures – What are they and how do they benefit you?

Compliance update: Pizza Hut's FCRA Lawsuit
Compliance

Compliance update: Pizza Hut's FCRA Lawsuit

The lawsuit filed against Pizza Hut by the FCRA last month is similar to the ones filed against Michael’s earlier this year and Whole Foods in 2014.

What are civil searches…and should I do them?
Criminal Background Checks

What are civil searches…and should I do them?

Focus on Civil Searches, straight from the desk of Elisabeth Stover, the KRESS office manager and expert on finding the right record for the job.  What exactly are civil searches?

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