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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Continuous Criminal Monitoring Increases the Job Applicant Pool
Many companies today are facing challenges finding applicants to fill their open employment positions. In spite of a variety of online avenues to promote job availability, the pool of applicants seems inadequate. One method to increase the universe of potential hires is to implement Continuous Criminal Monitoring. Performing pre-employment background checks has been the norm. By implementing a system of Continuous Criminal Monitoring, the ongoing criminal history of [...]
Importance of Consistent Background Checks Across the Franchise Network
Franchises operate on a business model where a parent company, the franchisor, grants the right to use its brand name, business model, and support system to individual franchisees. As a result, maintaining brand consistency is critical for the success of a franchise. One important aspect of this consistency is having a standardized approach to background checks across the entire franchise brand. Here are some reasons why consistent background [...]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues Report on the Three Credit Bureaus
Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued its report on the three nationwide consumer reporting agencies (NCRAs)—Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion, the three main credit bureaus in the United States. The CFPB is required by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to provide an annual report that summarizes the outcomes of consumer complaints lodged with the CFPB against these three credit reporting companies. The report was [...]
Negligent Hiring Liability Exists Whether it’s a Contractor or W-2 Employee
Sadly in the news this month was the death of a 7-year-old girl, allegedly killed by a FedEx delivery person/driver, who was in fact a subcontractor working for a third-party company. The result has been a lawsuit filed by the family of the deceased girl against both FedEx and the third-party subcontracting company (that actually employed this delivery person/driver). Although the lawsuit has not yet been adjudicated, it [...]
CFPB Reports on Tenant Background Checks – A Wake-Up Call for the Multi-Housing Industry
On November 15th, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued two separate reports on tenant background checks and their wide-spread use by the rental housing industry. In addition to questioning to what extent these reports actually aid landlords to mitigate risk, the CFPB found other areas that need amelioration, including with the manner in which the multi-family industry operates today. As someone who has been involved with the [...]
Unintended Consequences – California Governor Newsom Fails to Sign SB-1262
Regardless of your politics, most people want their personal privacy protected. California Governor Newsom cited, “an individual’s constitutional right to privacy,” in his letter to the California State Senate, when he returned California Senate Bill 1262 (SB-1262), without his signature, effectively allowing the bill to die. SB-1262 would have returned Dates of Birth (DOB’s) to publicly accessible court criminal index terminals. This Bill would have had the effect [...]
