Some in the media who have reported on this court case and have, in our opinion, avoided the important fact that the plaintiff was found to have made a falsification of company documents. This article reports that a unanimous three-judge panel of the court ruled May 3 that while the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) […]

In a recent verdict,  Charter Communications was found negligent in a technician’s murder of a Texas customer in part due to lax screening procedures. The killing of the 83-year-old woman, who was murdered in her home one day after a cable service call, is a heartbreaking event that could have been prevented. A Dallas County […]

Why should you enforce background checks when hiring new employees? We recently came across a Forbes article  that takes a deep dive into the many reasons why doing so is highly advisable. Many leaders are under the impression that background checks are a simple procedure to confirm that potential new hires pose no physical threats […]

Recently a federal judge said that Amazon and Whole Foods can be sued over the refusal to hire a convicted murderer. The individual claimed to be rehabilitated after nearly 23 years in prison. Does this mean YOU HAVE to hire a convicted murderer? ABSOLUTELY NOT. The defendants made several key mistakes in not complying with […]

Consumer Reporting Agencies are not allowed to issue criminal conviction reports matched on name only. Often times we get asked about the turnaround status of a criminal conviction report. The question relates to what is taking so long for the criminal conviction report to complete?  This Advisory Opinion cfpb_name-only-matching_advisory-opinion_2021-11 from the Bureau of Consumer Financial […]