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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, and the EEOC has said that can violate both Title VII and the ADA.
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Fair Chance Hiring: How to Stay Compliant Beyond Ban the Box
Fair chance hiring tightened in three places this year, and the deadlines are arriving now.
8 Questions to Ask Your Background Check Provider
Most background check contracts renew on autopilot. Here's how to find out if yours should.
Resume Fraud in the Age of Deepfakes
U.S. authorities have indicted fourteen North Korean nationals for spending months or years embedded in American companies under fabricated identities…
Philadelphia Fair Chance Hiring Law 2026: Employer Guide
If you hire anyone who works in Philadelphia, including remote workers, contractors, and gig workers, your screening process may already be out of compliance.
ExxonMobil Background Checks Made Simple
If your crews work ExxonMobil sites, the background check process follows a specific grading system that determines site access.
Washington Fair Chance Act 2026: Employer Compliance Guide
One flawed hiring workflow in Washington can now cost you a penalty for every applicant it touches.
5 AI Hiring Laws That Could Catch Your Company Off Guard
Today 39% of organizations use AI in their HR functions, according to SHRM, and recruiting is the top application at 27%.
Iowa's New Resume Fraud Law: What HF 2337 Changes for Employers
Resume Fraud Was Already a Crisis, Iowa Just Made It a Crime.
Are You Doing Individualized Assessments?
A background check comes back with a conviction. Now what? If the first instinct is to skip that candidate and move on, that reaction is common.
AI Hiring Bias Compliance: What Employers Must Do
If you use AI to screen, shortlist, or rank candidates, the question is no longer whether your tools work efficiently. It is whether they hold up under scrutiny.
How to Get a Criminal Background Check for Employment
A criminal background check is an investigation into a candidate's criminal history. It can show felony and misdemeanor convictions, infractions, and pending criminal cases.
Federal Records Your Background Check Misses
Your last background check probably came back clean. But if your provider isn't searching federal courts, clean doesn't mean complete, it means 94 districts went unchecked.