“Ban the Box” has become a popular term across the United States, and one you should familiarize yourself with before filling your next open position. What does “Ban the Box” mean? Also known as “Fair Chance” or “Fair Opportunity” laws, the phrase refers to a movement to reinstate individuals with prior criminal convictions into the
Most companies, upwards of 90%, recognize the importance of screening job candidates to avoid external threats to employees, customers, and the company itself. But it seems that few are taking into consideration the internal threats that may evolve when you only conduct background checks during the initial hiring process. What happens if someone commits a
Have you heard the story about the cat who received a PhD from Trinity Southern University? What about Molly, the Bassett Hound, with an official high school diploma from Lincoln Academy? While both have been unsuccessful at finding full time employment, the stories of their educational background made the news in 2004 and 2012, respectively. Education
You know the old saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover?” Well, it’s just as applicable during the hiring process when reviewing resumes. It’s easy to look at a detailed and sophisticated resume and assume that everything listed is accurate, but the truth of the matter is that just because it’s written on a
“Negligent Hiring” has become a buzzword within human resources, and for good reason: it describes a legal claim made against a company for hiring someone with a criminal history record, or known negative reputation, that could compromise other employees’ safety, the general public’s safety, or affect the hire’s ability to perform the job. In some
Conducting background screenings will not do much good for your company if the identifiers provided for the checks are inaccurate. One typo in the name, date of birth, or social security number could cause a criminal history record to be missed. Whether it is a computer typo, illegible handwriting, willful omission or adulteration, inaccurate identifiers
The pre-adverse and adverse action process is an extremely important part of the employment process. If you use ANY information obtained in a background check report that adversely affects an applicant, you must follow the below procedures as described in the Fair Credit Reporting Act. An adverse effect can be revocation of the employment offer,
In the wake of recent class action lawsuits with several large companies such as Dollar General, Home Depot, and Michaels Stores, compliance with the rules and regulations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is on everyone’s mind. If you are conducting background checks through a company like PSI, you have obligations to meet under