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The Employment Screening Blog

Employment Screening FAQ Series: Can’t I Just Google Them?

BY Michael Gaul | April 11th, 2019
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Background screening provides employers a level of assurance that they are hiring the right candidate for the job. When implemented correctly, screening can shed light on aspects of an individual’s background that might impact their …

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Employment Screening FAQ Series: Can We Consider Arrest Records in Hiring Decisions?

BY Michael Gaul | April 4th, 2019
Arrest-Records

When you’re trying to make the best possible hiring decision, criminal records are often considered an important source of information. If you want to know as much about a person’s background as you can, including …

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Employment Screening FAQ Series: Can We Run Background Checks on Independent Contractors?

BY Michael Gaul | March 28th, 2019
Independent-Contractors

The modern U.S. workforce consists of 15.5 million independent contractors, or contingent workers, who depend on this type of work as their primary source of income. If you add in part-time or occasional workers, that …

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Employment Screening FAQ Series: Do We Have to Follow FCRA Guidelines?

BY Michael Gaul | March 26th, 2019

Today we continue our spotlight on some of the most frequently-asked questions we hear from employers concerning their use of employment background checks. This time, we focus on the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

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Employment Screening FAQ Series: "What Rights Do My Applicants Have?”

BY Michael Gaul | February 28th, 2019
Applicant-Rights

As a background screening company, we field a wide range of questions from employers concerning their use of background checks in the hiring and retention of employees. Today we announce the start of a new …

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[Slideshow] 9 Burning Issues for HR in 2019

BY Michael Gaul | January 8th, 2019
9 Burning Issues for HR in 2019

It seems that hiring and retention are becoming more complex and critical every day. In turn, the job of HR is becoming more complex and critical. Consider the more than 180 federal laws enforced by …

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Top 8 of 2018 From the Employment Screening Blog

BY Michael Gaul | December 20th, 2018
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It’s that time of year! Once a year we look back at the information you, our readers, were most drawn to. This year’s “Top 8 of 2018” list reflects a wide range of topics, from …

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9 Hot Topics in HR for 2019 [Infographic]

BY Michael Gaul | November 29th, 2018
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It’s that time of year again. Yes, of course, the holidays. But in the business world, it’s that time where we reflect on the months past and set goals and priorities for those that lie …

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HR Trends Series: Individualized Assessments in Criminal Background Checks

BY Michael Gaul | November 27th, 2018
Individualized Assessments

On April 25, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued revised enforcement guidelines on the use of criminal records in hiring decisions. In its guidance, the EEOC sets out to ensure that applicants’ exclusions …

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HR Trends Series: Ban the Box is Sweeping the Nation

BY Michael Gaul | November 15th, 2018
Ban the Box

Ban the Box—­the international civil rights movement aimed at persuading employers to remove the check box that asks if applicants have a criminal record from their hiring applications is more than a trend. It’s a …

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