A recent FTC lawsuit against two San Diego based consumer reporting agencies shows there is a right way and a wrong way to deliver background checks. Insist on FCRA compliance and transparency from background report providers. The companies sell consumer background reports through their Instant Checkmate and TruthFinder websites. The FTC says they assemble and merge information […]

This article from Lexis Nexis contains some fantastic advice on prevention and defense of negligent hiring and negligent, retention. Below is a summary of main points of the article. We encourage you to read the article in its entirety to gain a comprehensive understanding of steps to take. UNDER MOST STATES’ LAWS, AN EMPLOYER HAS […]

Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took steps to require two different Consumer Reporting Agencies (CRAs) to pay a total of $5.8 Million due to deceitful practices. This ruling demonstrates how consumer criminal records and background information can be twisted in the name of getting background checks done as quickly and efficiently as possible. We […]

Do you want either quick turnaround of background checks or accurate background checks? Unfortunately you can’t have both. We covered some of the reasons you can’t have it both ways in this prior blog post. We posted this blog about six years ago. And, the more things change, the more they stay the same, as […]

Could the people that you are hiring put you in hot water and expose your firm to reputational risks? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. As a business, you want to make sure that you are not just hiring the right people for the job, but also mitigating reputational risk. One way to do so is […]