Perform employment screening to assure newly hired employees are an asset to a company. Recruiting and training new employees is a big investment for an organization. Having the right personnel in the right job can help a company be successful and profitable. The vetting process, done properly, is a most valuable endeavor. Inspect What You […]

Earlier this month, we came across an eye-opening article written by Brian Krebs on an employment scam to get confidential identifying information. It is an increasingly common LinkedIn employment scam. There are over 196 million active LinkedIn users in North America alone, and any one of them could be impacted by this scam or a […]

Does your background investigation authorization release contain a liability waiver? If so, you could be making a costly mistake. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), 15 U.S.C. § 1681b(b)(2)(A)(i)-(ii) specifically forbids a liability waiver, and including one can be met with severe consequences. Earlier this year, an employer by the name of Quantum Global Technologies […]

Is it possible to use criminal convictions during the hiring process and stay compliant with most state laws? At first reading, it would seem that using criminal convictions in the state of Illinois has been outlawed. A deeper reading of the Illinois SB 1480 addressing the use of criminal convictions  reveals a striking similarity with […]

The primary risk concern of business executives is damage to their firm’s reputation according to Julia Magas in in her recent article. From the article “Being an entrepreneur can bring you into contact with a vast network of people, including clients, suppliers, employees, contractors, fellow CEOs and leaders, and more. Our relationships with these networks […]