Background Screening Investigations Save You from Employee Disasters
Thanksgiving is around the corner and our HireSafe family knows that balancing holiday plans while running a business is not easy! When working hard on your company, your future and your family navigating the hiring maze can be difficult. The ins and outs of the hiring process can make your head spin and when it…
Read MoreEmployment Background Screening and Election Day
On Tuesday America heads to the polls to select the next president but that’s not all they will be voting on. Choices at the ballot box can affect how your company is able to screen candidates either directly with laws and ordinances, or indirectly by electing politicians to office that push for changes in employment…
Read MoreIs Your Pre Employment Background Screening FCRA Compliant?
If you’re an employer looking to run background checks on your soon to be employees FCRA compliance is not optional. A blog post by Jana P. Grimm earlier this month highlights the dangers of non-compliance. If your hiring process including employment background screening is not in line with National Labor Relations Act, the Fair Labor…
Read MorePre Employment Screening in California Affected by Florida Hurricane
Hurricane Matthew is approaching the Florida coast and today Governor Rick Scott urged residents to evacuate but it isn’t just families running from the storm. County and state courts are closing their doors to keep their employees safe. While you might not have to worry about hurricanes in California, if you’re hiring anywhere, your pre…
Read MoreBetter Safe Than Sorry: Workplace Violence Prevention
Violence in the Workplace Violence is the highlight of the majority of mainstream news broadcasts, especially in this day and age. School shootings, hate crimes, terrorist attacks, etc., seem to be happening more frequently. This overwhelming exposure of violence worldwide has left many of us traumatized, in fear and feeling concerned for our safety. The last place we…
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS: Labor Strike in Santa Clara County Superior Courts
Dear Clients, We’ve just verified that the court clerks in Santa Clara County Superior Court, California, will go on strike Wednesday, August 3. The Court Supervisor has informed us that no case files will be pulled by the clerks on Wednesday—which effectively prevents us from obtaining the vast majority of criminal case information in this…
Read MoreeBook: Criminal Records for Employment Background Check Reports
The format of this eBook is simple in that I’ll take you through what comprises a legal and effective employment criminal background check. As a Credit Reporting Agency (CRA) everything that we touch at HireSafe is focused first on our fiduciary responsibility to our client, while always maintaining the rights of the job applicant. The…
Read MoreEmployment Background Check State Laws and Regulations
Criminal Records A number of states have their own rules for regulating background checks performed by CRA’s. While the FCRA allows criminal records to be reported indefinitely, a few states limit that window to seven (7) years, most notably California. In New York, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Texas, New Hampshire and Washington waive the seven year…
Read MoreEstablishing a Best Practice Background Screening Program
Why Do Businesses Need Background Checks? Businesses need background checks to ensure they hire the right people the first time around. Therefore establishing a background screening program is a logical business practice because background checks: Are devices to help companies hire suitable employees. Can be used with current employees during investigations. Verifies candidates are who…
Read MoreeBook: The How’s, Why’s and Why Not’s of Employment Background Screening
FREE Background Check eBook Guide – Compliance The format of this eBook is simple in that I’ll take you through what comprises a legal and effective employment criminal background check. As a Credit Reporting Agency (CRA) everything that we touch at HireSafe is focused first on our fiduciary responsibility to our client, while always maintaining…
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