Another company found guilty of not obtaining an authorization to conduct criminal a background check. And the company was found guilty of not sending pre-adverse action letters. These steps are so easy to do. Why risk paying a settlement of hundreds of thousands of dollars for not complying. Call us to find out how easy […]
Keep Out Applicants with Unacceptable Criminal Behavior
How would you like to prevent more than 18% of applicants with unacceptable criminal behavior from even trying to enter your workforce?
Court Approves Settlement in New Jersey Background Checks
Another company found guilty of not obtaining an authorization to conduct criminal a background check? And found guilty of not sending pre-adverse action letters. These steps are so easy to do. Why risk paying a settlement of hundreds of thousands of dollars for not complying. Call us to find out how easy compliance can be accomplished. […]
How is your screening provider handling convictions from a multi-jurisdictional database?
BACKGROUND A screening provider usually uses multi-jurisdictional databases to perform background investigations to uncover criminal convictions. These databases should be considered excellent secondary tools to uncover a criminal conviction. They should never be considered a primary source of criminal convictions. Section 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681k and 1681l of the Fair Credit Reporting Act allows two […]
Did EEOC ban use of criminal convictions?
What’s an employer to do to comply with EEOC requirements? Trust me, it’s not as hard as you think. See our comments section after the article summary. In their response, dated August 29,2013, to a letter from 9 attorney generals from as many states, the EEOC Chair, Jacqueline A. Berrien, clarified EEOC’s stance on the use of […]
