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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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Valuable background check news and educational information.

CREDIT REPORTS CHANGED THREE YEARS AGO – CONFUSION STILL ABOUNDS

The three-year anniversary of the most sweeping changes to credit reports in decades just occurred (July 1, 2017 – 2020). Yet, I continue to be amazed at the myriad of people who are in industries that use credit reports but are still unaware of the critical data that has been omitted from credit reports for now over three years. The modifications to credit reports in July of 2017 [...]

By |July 17, 2020|The Reliable Blog|

Should Furloughed Employees Be Background Checked Again

The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting devastating economic impact it has had on the U.S. (and global) economies, resulted in many employers having to furlough employees. The nation sheltered in place in an attempt to curtail the spread of the Coronavirus. Many businesses literally closed overnight – some temporarily, but sadly some permanently. However, the CARES Act and the monetary actions of the Federal Reserve Bank has pumped [...]

By |June 10, 2020|The Reliable Blog|

Credit Reports – Available By Court Order

Consumer credit reports are typically available only with consumer consent and for a permissible business purpose. One notable exception permitted under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) – is when a valid court order has been issued, requesting the consumer’s credit file. Law firms and attorneys often need these types of accounts. One of the more common instances where a “Credit Reports – By Order of the Court” [...]

By |May 10, 2020|The Reliable Blog|

CARES ACT Modifies Some FCRA Obligations

As a nation we are all adjusting to a new normal because of the COVID-19 national emergency. The CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) was passed by Congress and signed by the President last week. It was enacted to provide various relief measures to help sustain our economy, as 97{5460a4de8013038d4595608f48191d314818d6c27f4872c4c47bcc9e4b7b3c2b} of the nation’s population is now under “shelter-in-place” orders, except for businesses providing “essential” services. [...]

By |April 7, 2020|The Reliable Blog|

NLRB Releases Final Joint Employer Rule – More Good News for the Franchise Industry

On February 25, 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released its final joint employer rule that favorably defines joint employer conditions, so that entities such as franchisees and their franchisor will generally not be considered to be joint employers going forward. This NLRB ruling follows the Department of Labor similarly issuing its final joint employer rule in January. The NLRB rule states: “Under this final rule, an [...]

By |March 1, 2020|The Reliable Blog|

It’s Okay to Let the Franchisee Pay

Every year about three hundred new franchise brands are launched in the United States alone. The franchisee applicant pays the franchisor a franchise fee, and must also have sufficient liquidity and net worth, in order to be considered for approval of being granted a franchise. However, too often the franchisor pays for the franchisee screening report, when in fact it can be passed through to the franchisee applicant. [...]

By |February 18, 2020|The Reliable Blog|

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