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FACTS ....................................... It costs 1.5 times a postion's salary to recruit, train, and keep one person Hiring the "wrong" person in a position will cost you thousands of dollars and may jeopardize your reputation Outsourcing pre-employment background checks will save you thousands of dollars AND provide peace of mind and security to your employees and clients Negligent hiring lawsuits total hundreds of thousands of dollars

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Criminal Record Search

Reports felony and/or misdemeanor records. A vital report for anyone hiring people. Essential to avoid legal liability from Negligent Hiring. Your choice to search by County, Metro area by County, Statewide, or in Federal Court.

PURPOSE: This search provides criminal information in areas where requested to supply you with additional information to aid in making a better hiring decision.

County Criminal: A county criminal search is the most widely used criminal search. It is a quick (average 2 day turnaround nationwide) and comprehensive report. This is usually performed in the county of residence. If however the applicant has lived I year or less at current address, you may want to pull the county of the prior address listed. Software should, based on the zip code, provide you the appropriate county to pull, saving YOU research time.

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Statewide: Many mistake the statewide criminal search as a search conducted with every felony and misdemeanor court in the state. This IS NOT necessarily so. In some states, the database may reflect incidents that occur with state troopers only.

Also, all city and county courts within a state may not participate in reporting to the state level. In Maryland, for example, all county district courts supposedly report criminal convictions to a state database but only a few county circuit courts report to the state database. Thus, in Maryland, it is possible for an individual to have a felon in a circuit court that does not report to the statewide database. In summary, the statewide report can be a very limited report. If there are departments that mandate a Statewide search by law, you must comply. However, you may want to consider generating the county of residence and SSS for added assurance.

Access Fees:There are a few counties across the country that charge access fees to agents when gathering data. If this happens, your provider may pass through this cost to your Firm, when applicable.

HINT: If you wish to order a criminal search, it is important to obtain all other names an applicant may have used. It is important to get maiden name for females and, if ordering a criminal conviction search, make sure you research records under both names.

HELP: Get as much information as possible:Full name, DOB, SSN, Sex. Race, Court tracking systems vary from county to county; many may not have a DOB or SSN on the record. Therefore the more identifiers you can supply, the quicker and more thorough the search. See price sheet for types of criminal searches available.

Wants & Warrants

National search for outstanding warrants for extraditable offenses.

Motor Vehicle Report

From Department of Motor Vehicles. An excellent tool to help determine if the applicant is a "responsible person", and how outside behavior might impact their attendance and their health care claims. A necessity for those who drive company vehicles or those who drive their own vehicles on company business.

Credit Report

Shows applicant's debt load, payment history, any public record information (liens, judgments, bankruptcies), addresses, past and current employers. All 3 bureaus are available. You select the best for your locale.

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Social Security Number

Reveals the name of the card holder, current and former addresses whether the number is terminated, deceased, or never issued; where issued; age or year of birth; past and current employers.

PURPOSE: The SSS will let you know, if the Social Security Number is valid, the combination of names used under this social security number and will supply you with prior addresses of the individual as listed on the credit file. This helps to key in on where this individual comes from & how transient they've been based on addresses/dates found. Fraudulent database should also be searched for credit card fraud, invalid SSN, etc.

While reviewing a SSS, you may find an individual either falsifying or emitting information on your applicant. You can then quickly determine what direction to take with this individual. If you use software to order a SSS, it should be sophisticated enough to select the best credit bureau based on entered zip code.

After the individual completes the application and signs the release, you can, if using sophisticated software, pull this report while the applicant is still on the premises by using an Express Option. Results of an Express Report should be delivered in 5 minutes.

HINT: If an additional name appears, the applicant may want to contact the Social Security Administration to be sure another individual is not using their SSN illegally.

HELP: The Social Security Search is the header of a credit report. Therefore, if you have no need of the credit history, order the SSS only. Do not order both as you will be paying for duplicate information.

Workers' Compensation

Will identify a history of claims. Very useful in avoiding the habitual claimant or in properly channeling work assignments involving physical labor or repetitive movements.

Educational Verification

Confirms that the subject actually attended the college, the number of years and the precise degree received, if any.

Prior Employment Verification

Confirms employment, dates, position, job performance, and rehire status.

PURPOSE: This report will help verify information that the applicant has provided on the application i.e. make sure the applicant has the experience alleged on the application and assure that the applicant is not trying to hide ''employment gaps" in their past.

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Many companies now have a policy of providing limited information about previous employees. Accordingly, many human resource personnel feel that asking for prior employment verification and eligibility for rehire is a fruitless task.

We think it is important for your firm to perform this search for a number of reasons. First. almost one-third of the time, it is possible to get an applicant's supervisor, assuming your application asks for the name and number, to comment on the applicant's performance. Second, many are under the impression that the purpose of this process is just to get bad information about people. This is not so. You can, for
example, find out an applicant will receive glowing remarks from a prior supervisor- providing just enough information to make a better, more informed decision. Third, courts are growing increasingly, intolerant of employers that hide behind a policy that provides only name and dates of employment. This is particularly true when the individual exhibited documented incidents of behavior that were dangerous to
coworkers and/or the public. Suppose you, as a prospective employer, make the effort to ask about the individual's performance of the previous employer. Suppose the previous employer either lies to you or does not inform you of documented dangerous behavior. Suppose further that you hire the individual and the individual engages in similar behavior that injures either a coworker or member of the public. Because
you documented your request and were not provided information about the individual’s behavior while working for the prior employer, you have established the groundwork for a tort of negligent referral against the previous employer.

As mentioned earlier, if you include the "Supervisor" you will get a more detailed report. If the listed Supervisor is no longer with the company it should be noted. It is important to include Employer name, city, state and phone when possible. If it is company policy of the employer to supply dates of employment and job title only, it should be well noted by either your staff or your service provider.

Education Verifications
Purpose: This document will assure the applicant has the education that you require for the job.

HINT: Be sure to obtain the dates attended, i.e., and 1980-1984. Some applicants will the question of dates attended with one number, as in years-attended (4). Many educational facilities must have approximate dates to verify information as they have multiple sources to check. The maiden name must be supplied for females in order to complete the report.

Remember that you must comply with provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting while ordering these, and other consumer investigation reports, for pre-employment investigations.

Do not hesitate to call us if you either have questions or wish to discuss obtaining these reports.

Civil Records

Reveals lawsuits filed by or against subject or business.

Medicaid Sanctions Search

Identifies individuals or employers who have had sanctions brought against them for a crime they committed in association with certain state or government funded agencies.

Professional License Verification

(Nurse, Teacher, Pharmacist, Physician, FAA, others) - Shows accuracy of applicant's license, current status, disciplinary action, last renewal date, original date of issue, and when it will expire.

Employment & Earnings Search

Shows applicant's previous employers, and/or earnings history by employer by year. There are six variations of this report.

Name, Address, Telephone Number Search

These reports provide verification of current address, phone number, and the same information for five neighbors.

Business Credit

Shows business debt load, payment history, corp. officers, depending on the size of the business.

Drug Screening - Labs

Comprehensive substance abuse screening program with complete administration services. For both DOT and Non-DOT regulated businesses. Necessary for employees who operate any type of machinery, or drive either a company vehicle or their own vehicle on company business. Some states offer insurance rate reductions and incentives for companies who implement a Drug Free Workplace. Receive test results via HireCheck software or fax. All billing is consolidated with search orders on one CIC invoice.

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