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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Why We Say “You Should Have Known”
There is a reason why our federally registered slogan, If you could have known, you should have known® was created. Companies and organizations can be held accountable for the actions of individuals associated with these groups, even if the principals and directors of these organizations did not know that these people represented threats and risks to their group. Whether the connected individuals are employees, volunteers, tenants, members, franchisees, [...]
A New Year – Time to Review Background Screening Processes
As 2016 comes to an end, and a new year begins, it’s a good time to review your company or organization’s background screening policies and procedures. Whether your background screening needs are employee screening, volunteer screening, franchisee screening, membership screening, contractor screening, or resident and tenant screening, an annual review will help ensure that your organization is best protected to mitigate risk and increase profitability. The first process [...]
Membership Background Checks Protect Country Clubs
Exclusive country clubs, golf clubs, yacht clubs, and other private clubs are venues where members go to socialize, make business connections, relax, and entertain. Being safe is an expectation that is fundamental and most members take it for granted that their safety is assured. Unfortunately, without performing thorough background checks on new members, country clubs place their existing members, their employees, and their brand at great risk. Leading [...]
Not all Background Screening Companies are CRA’s
Not all background screening companies maintain the highest levels of integrity and thoroughness, and of equal importance, not every background screening company is a consumer reporting agency (CRA). When a background screening company prepares a background screening report, it is called a consumer report under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA, the federal law that governs background checks). The FCRA imposes very specific disclosure requirements, particularly with employee [...]
Employee Screening Disclosures – What Employers Need to Know
When companies hire a third-party employment background screening company to perform the background checks as part of their hiring process, both the employer and the background screening company must adhere to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA – the federal law that governs employee background checks). Many people have heard about the FCRA as the federal consumer lending protection law – which it is. However, the part of [...]
Credit Reports – How to Look for Warning Signs
Credit reports are used as a component when evaluating financial capacity to repay loans, but they are also used as part of most background screening reports, such as resident and tenant screening, franchisee screening, country club membership screening, and often also for employee screening purposes. Many people struggle to read and understand the information that is contained in a credit report, plus not all credit reports provide the [...]
