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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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THE RELIABLE BLOG

Updates and expert insights from Reliable Background Screening.

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Valuable background check news and educational information.

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

On January 12, 2020, the Department of Labor (DOL) released its final rule that defines joint employer situations in a manner, so that entities such as franchisees and their franchisor will likely not be considered to be joint employers going forward. The ruling utilizes a four-factor test that analyzes if the respective company: Hires or fires the employee Supervises and controls the employee’s work schedule or conditions of [...]

By |January 15, 2020|The Reliable Blog|

Background Checks are a Marketing Advantage for Businesses

Businesses utilize background checks for a variety of permissible business purposes. Listed below are just a few: Employee/Independent Contractor Screening Resident/Tenant Screening Franchisee Screening Membership Screening Client Screening Board of Director Screening Vendor Screening Volunteer Screening. Most often background checks are performed to protect against negligence liability in the hiring or selection of applicants, and the accompanying harm or injury that an applicant may inflict upon employees and/or [...]

By |December 6, 2019|The Reliable Blog|

California Consumer Privacy Act – It May Impact Your Business

California, arguably the most consumer-friendly state, has once again placed itself at the forefront of legislation, this time with a law impacting data protection, by enacting – in one week from the time it was drafted – the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). If it seems reckless to pass legislation in such a short period of time, most reasonable people would probably agree. Nevertheless, this law will take [...]

By |November 21, 2019|The Reliable Blog|

Companies Should Customize Their Background Checks

Even companies within the same industry have different business needs. One company may require certain educational credentials and/or professional licenses, while another may not. One may have felonies and certain misdemeanors as disqualifiers, while another may consider only certain felony convictions as cause for adverse action, i.e., not selecting the applicant for the particular business purpose ̶ such as employee, resident or tenant, client, member, volunteer, franchisee, etc. [...]

By |October 16, 2019|The Reliable Blog|

Prepare for Franchisee Screening Prior to Finalizing FDD

The Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) is a federal requirement that franchisors must prepare in order to sell franchises. It is a document that requires disclosure to potential franchisees in every state, registration in some states, and filing in some other states. Many hours of time and legal fees are invested in its development. One of the items that is determined during the FDD process is the franchise fee. [...]

By |September 4, 2019|The Reliable Blog|

Gig Economy Needs Background Checks

The “gig economy,” also known as the on-demand economy, typically hires contractors as consumer or business demand necessitates them. The name derives from people working a “gig” or assignment versus regular full-time employment. Gig workers include individuals working in the sharing economy (ride, housing sharing, etc.) to displaced or retired executives who become highly paid consultants. Even though workers in the gig economy are contractors and not traditional [...]

By |August 23, 2019|The Reliable Blog|

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