I read an interesting article on News One about background checks and how they may discriminate against Black America.   In fact the article was entitled ”Are Background Checks Keeping Black People Unemployed?”  It is an interesting question.  And to answer the question directly, there are definitely inaccuracies.  Sometimes the innocent person is burdened with criminal records [...]

As most employers order county criminal records as part of their pre-employment screening background checks, we always try to keep you apprised of any changes in the courts around the country.   As most employers know the country criminal records is an essential background check, especially when the records are retrieved directly from the court house.   [...]

A good many employers now monitor social networks both to see what their current employees are up to and as a background check for their preemployment screening program.    Some job applicants and employees are aware of this fact and are a little more judicious about what they post on social networks.   Others don’t [...]

This is an interesting proposition.  According to an article in The Memphis Commercial Appeal may stop asking employment candidates about their criminal pasts.   In other words, no background checks will be re3quired for job applicants.   This practice would follow that of San Francisco, Boston, and Chicago.  The idea is to encourage those with [...]