Businesses purchase credit reports for many different reasons. One of the more controversial uses for credit reports is when employers perform credit checks to evaluate job applicants. Despite the ...

Criminal background checks are vital to the hiring process. If performed correctly, they can serve as a valuable tool to assess the suitability of current employees and job applicants. However, the ...

Criminal record checks are at four-year highs in North America, Asia, EMEA and Latin America. Drug screening is common in North America; the US has seen many states loosen rules on marijuana.

NEW YORK, NY—While much of the country’s attention is focused on the need for job growth, a new report released today by national public policy organization Demos reveals the ways in which the use of ...

Is running a credit check part of your hiring procedures? Are you doing these credit checks legally? Lots of big named companies are getting sued for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- It's hard enough to find a job in this economy, and now some people are facing another hurdle: Potential employers are holding their credit histories against them. Sixty percent of ...

WASHINGTON - Justin D'Heilly never saw it coming. He was working as a Domino's Pizza delivery driver in St. Paul, Minn., in 2009 when he pulled over to take a call. It was his manager, telling ...

Today, nearly 90 percent of employers run a check on at least some of their applicants. As more employers throughout the country use background checks to review job applicants, NewsHour Weekend's ...

The practice of employers running credit checks on job-seekers isn't new. But it is the target of some new blowback. Nine states — seven of them since 2010 — have passed laws restricting employers ...

It may take more to get a job in this economy than just experience. In most states, including Pennsylvania, it’s not against the law companies to do credit checks on job applicants. It may take more ...

When the “Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act” went into effect 20 years ago this month, America took a historic stand against gun violence. It was the first federal law to require that licensed ...