BACKGROUND CHECK NEWS AND ARTICLES
Reliable Background Screening has a long and successful history performing background checks in a multitude of industries, nationwide. Reliable is widely considered as the experts in the intricacies of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and other background screening regulations. President and CEO, Rudy Troisi, has been a speaker, nationally, at numerous professional organizations on the topic of employee and other background checks. As part of our stated goal to educate our clients about what background information they should have, and what the best methods are to acquire it, please refer to the two areas below, which contain valuable information pertaining to background checks.
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How Country Clubs Should Structure a Membership Screening Policy
A well-designed country club membership background screening policy helps private clubs protect their members, employees, facilities, finances, and reputation while maintaining a fair and welcoming admissions process. Country clubs often provide access to valuable amenities, private events, family activities, financial accounts, and close-knit social networks. Because membership can create long-term relationships within the club community, screening prospective members should be handled with care, consistency, and respect. The goal [...]
Don’t Let the Wrong Hire Become Your Biggest Risk. How Private Clubs Can Protect Members, Staff and Reputation
Private clubs have built their reputation on prestige, exceptional hospitality, and an environment where members expect a high level of service, privacy, trust, and security. Maintaining that reputation requires more than beautiful facilities and outstanding amenities. It begins with creating a strong culture and hiring the right people to support it. The question club leadership should ask is simple: Have we taken reasonable steps to know who we [...]
5 Tips to Reduce Compliance Risk and Improve Talent Decisions
AI is showing up everywhere in the hiring process, and franchise leaders are adopting it fast. Before rolling any AI-driven tool into your hiring workflow, it's worth understanding where the compliance risk actually lives. Our team partnered with the employment law group at Buchalter to break down what franchise leaders need to know before leaning on AI for hiring decisions. Click here to read the full article on [...]
Background Screening Consumer Complaint Statistics 2026
In 2024 the CFPB logged more than 2.8 million consumer complaints, and roughly 85 percent concerned credit and consumer reporting, the category that includes background checks. The overwhelming theme across that data is accuracy: the single most common complaint, year after year, is that a report simply contained wrong information about the consumer. Key Takeaways The CFPB received more than 2.8 million consumer complaints in 2024, and credit [...]
Ban the Box and Fair Chance Hiring Statistics 2026: State Laws, Coverage, and Compliance Data
Ban the box has moved from a handful of cities to a nationwide compliance reality: roughly 35 to 37 states plus Washington, D.C. and more than 150 local governments now have fair chance hiring laws. With more than 70 million Americans holding a criminal record, these laws reshape when and how employers can consider criminal history, and getting the timing wrong can trigger penalties into six figures. Key [...]
Employee Theft and Workplace Fraud Statistics 2026: What Occupational Fraud Costs Employers
The typical organization loses about 5 percent of its revenue to occupational fraud every year, with a median loss of roughly $145,000 per case and an average approaching $1.7 million. The uncomfortable truth for employers: most of the people committing that fraud are trusted, long-tenured employees who passed their background check, which is exactly why screening has to be paired with monitoring and controls. Key Takeaways Organizations lose [...]
