background check
Negligent Hiring: Don‘t get caught saying “We should have known”
employment background check process to ensure an applicant is trustworthy and capable of performing job duties. Common examples of negligent hiring include a truck driver with numerous traffic violations, a substitute teacher who is a convicted sex offender, or a controller with convictions of embezzlement. These deviances are often a direct result of negligent hiring…
Read MoreIAEE rejects EEOC proposal to ban background checks
ban the use of background checks on job applicants and/or current employees. “The issue of how best to rehabilitate convicted criminals and facilitating their entry, or re-entry, into the workforce is extraordinarily complex. While there are substantial benefits to society whenever persons returning from incarceration can be successfully positioned through their employment as productive citizens,…
Read MoreCPS launches daycare background screening website
log in and check out the centers in every city across the state. There is also information on any inspections done at the particular center and if they were given any citations. You can even read the reports done by the inspector. CPS regional spokesman John Lennan adds its important to go tour the facility…
Read MoreEEOC proposes ban on retail background checks
pre-employment screening industry, as the EEOC looks to ban criminal background checks on job applicants and current employees in the restaurant industry, as part of the applicant background check. EEOC Chair Jacqueline Berrian stated in a press release regarding this proposal on employment verification: “We had the opportunity to add to our knowledge of this…
Read MoreEmployment verification: deciphering fact from fiction
background check process. Such employment verification will weed out fraudulent applicants that are unfit for the position, while opening up company doors to those whose claims are valid. When it comes to the employment history part of an employment verification process, you should require the applicant to submit a list of previous employers with dates…
Read MoreThe Different Types of Background Checks Explained
Wondering about the different background checks employers use, their role in the hiring process, and what to expect? You’re in the right place! At Mind Your Business, we know how vital comprehensive background checks are to ensure your workers are safe, reliable, skilled, and vetted. Check out the seven most common types and why they…
Read MoreEEOC to discuss employment screening July 26th
employment screening purposes on Tuesday, July 26, in Washington, D.C. The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS), which we are members of, is preparing comments for submittal to the EEOC on the relevance and benefits of access to criminal history records by employers. NAPBS is also partnering with other associations and coalitions as we…
Read MoreThree original tips for performing background checks
background screening is becoming ever more important, and increasingly used by employers, some common myths still surround pre-employment checks and exactly what they are. Most businesses understand the process – you go to a professional company, request the information you need and they provide it for you. This allows you, as an employer, to evaluate…
Read MoreTrucker background screening program sees results
trucker background checks, it seems that we are indeed seeing some positive results from a program launched last year by The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Agency (FMCSA). Since May 2010, 380,000 pre-employment driver safety record checks have been conducted during the first year of this new, secure online search program. [caption id=”attachment_454″ align=”aligncenter” width=”300″ caption=”The…
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