Employers commonly conduct background checks on prospective employees in various areas that they may think relevant when deciding whether to hire an individual for a job. Yet, federal, state, and ...

Digital technology has made it easy for employers to peel back the layers of workers' pasts. And they're taking advantage of those opportunities: 73 percent of human resources professionals surveyed ...

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A recent decision by a federal appellate court underscores the importance of ensuring that forms used in connection with employer background checks comply with the strict requirements of the federal ...

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Businesses should check their background check consent forms and their pre-adverse action waiting periods, after a recent federal court decision out of Pennsylvania. In Reardon v. Closetmaid ...

This policy requires the verification of credentials, criminal history, and other information related to employment decisions. The University at Buffalo (UB, university) requires certain credential, ...

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We always meet new people, neighbors, romantic interests, employees, and so it goes, and usually, we just can’t be sure what they’re about. You could try spending months or years to get to know a ...

The Internet world offers scads of websites that claim to carry out an important business service: the background check. A clean record has become vital in modern America, with employment, housing and ...