RELIABLE BACKGROUND SCREENING INDUSTRY NEWS AND ARTICLES
Industry news, helpful tips, and valuable insight from the Reliable Background Screening Team.
Franchise Industry – Take Note – NLRB Proposes New Joint Employer Rules
If it feels like deja vu, it is. In just over two years since it last ruled on this issue in April of 2020, earlier this month on September 6th, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued another proposed rule change for establishing joint employer status (as regulated under the National Labor Relations Act). This new rule proposal, if enacted, will annul and change the NLRB’s joint employer rule that was promulgated in April 2020. If this new rule is finalized as now written by the NLRB, it will have a deleterious impact upon the franchise industry in particular, as well as [...]
Seven Billion Reasons for Best-Practices Background Checks
A few weeks ago, a court in Dallas awarded $7 Billion in Damages against Charter Communications, Inc., which operates Spectrum, a cable television media company. This award went to the family of a Spectrum customer, who sadly was robbed, stabbed and murdered by an installer of Spectrum. Although this case involved much more than whether a background check was performed on the employee, it is a sad reminder that companies can be found liable for actions of their employees, even if they are not working, i.e., “on-the-clock,” at the time of a crime. In this case, the convicted murderer went back to [...]
CFPB Issues Advisory to Protect Consumer Privacy
Earlier this month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an Advisory to protect consumer privacy. It is not surprising, given the expanding “metaverse” of personal information that so many companies are compiling, even while you are reading this blog. Specifically, the CFPB is focusing on companies that use and share credit reports and background check (or consumer) reports. This CFBP Advisory Opinion elucidates in clear language that it is not only the credit reporting companies that have an obligation to protect consumer privacy, but it is also the users of these reports. Users of consumer reports means any company who orders [...]
How Applicant Tracking Systems Compromise Background Checks
How do applicant tracking systems work? Corporations, businesses, and nonprofit organizations that utilize an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) often appreciate the ability to streamline the onboarding process. Applicants enter their information online, creating their initial employee/applicant file. This allows the company or organization to perform many human resources functions, including sometimes, ordering the employee background check. Unfortunately, applicants often make careless input errors when entering their information, which is particularly exacerbated when they do so on mobile devices. Criminals also tend to intentionally input incorrect data, especially with their name and date of birth, as they are attempting to avoid having their [...]
