June 2021
The Cons of Not Running a Pre-Employment Background Check
Before you hire a prospective employee with a position within your company, we highly recommend running a pre-employment background check, and here is why. By using Reliable Background Screening, we can help protect you from potential future liabilities. Our services can also help to safeguard your assets and make your [...]
December 2018
Restricting Criminal Background Checks – Will it Affect Your Right to Protect Your Company
The City of Seattle enacted its Fair Chance Housing Ordinance last year (Seattle Municipal Code Sec. 14.09) that restricts the use of criminal record information in tenant screening reports. Will this create a trend that will prevent companies from obtaining criminal background checks for tenant screening, employee screening or other [...]
October 2018
Issues with Searching Criminal Records through Publicly Available Court Websites
There are issues with searching for criminal records on publicly available court websites. The indented language below was taken verbatim from one state’s public access to court information website. Although it is the language from one particular website, it is reflective of most publicly available court websites. Please be aware [...]
January 2017
E-Verify is Not a Criminal Background Check
Many employers proudly display their E-Verify participation posters, and when asked if they perform criminal background checks on their employees, point to their poster and say, “yes, see we E-Verify.” Unfortunately, E-Verify is not a criminal background check. E-Verify is a free service that verifies the legal status employment eligibility [...]
