Why employers should consider employee background checks.... Full story

We all know trucks aren’t alive. It’s the truck driver that’s responsible (the one who obliterated the Tree of Tenere was drunk). Hence the need to background check truck drivers is of paramount concern when hiring candidates for trucking jobs. Full story

Last week news came out that rocked the background screening world. HireRight, an industry leader (not to be confused with us at HireSafe) was fined $2.6 million for publishing inaccurate and outdated background checks. Full story

Be nice, be responsible, and your criminal records and credit reports will turn out clean. When that’s all said and done, you just might have an upper hand in getting your stockings filled with the goodies of employee benefits. Full story

Though background checks can’t predict the future, they are a record of the past, and in many ways a projected pattern of the future. Full story

Are people really that cheap? Or is there an innate pleasure in getting things for free, a feeling that you got away with something? Full story

If you Google background checks, you’ll undoubtedly get hundreds of hits. If you’re applying for a new job or newly hired, you probably won’t be surprised to hear your boss ask for your consent in conducting a background check. And of course, you’ve probably heard stories of hiring managers browsing through job applicants’ Facebook pages. Full story

The topic of drug testing naturally makes people anxious and uncomfortable. If you scrutinize someone’s private behavior as a part of your business policy, are you committing a violation; crossing an ethical boundary that may contradict your personal beliefs? Full story

Background checks may be the last thing on your mind when you hear the word “romantic,” but then again, Internet was the last thing on people’s minds 20 years ago when they heard the word “dating.” Full story

When the economy’s bad, more people get robbed, so people take extra caution to secure the few valuables they have Full story