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EEOC Sanctioned in Employer Background Checking Lawsuit

There has been much controversy regarding the EEOC’s pursuit of employers the agency believes has been discriminating against job applicants.  The belief is that certain employers are guilty of a blanket no-hire policy for any job applicant who had a previous criminal record.  The EEOC has maintained that those with criminal records are discriminated upon because of […]

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Corporate Research and Financial Vetting in a World Pitted with Minefields

Kenneth Springer, has written an article in The Deal, discussing the need for background checks as intelligence instruments to help avoid involvement with fraudulent business entities and individuals.   Springer is a certified fraud examiner and a former special agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).  He is also President and Founder of Corporate Resolutions.    It is […]

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A Short List of the Needs and Purposes of Background Checks

Employment screening is varied and depending on the types of searches will return different specific information. The criminal search, especially the county criminal search,  will define a candidate’s criminal past.  While it varies from employer to employer and the type of position under consideration, suffice it to say that with most employers a violent criminal […]

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Supreme Court Upholds Federal Conctractor Employment Screening

The United State supreme Court upheld that it is reasonable and contractor for employers to conduct employment screening background checks on anyone working as a federal contractor.  The Court rejected the contention by contractors that asking about their drug usage history or any opened ended background review was intrusive and in violation of their civil […]