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What’s Happening in the Gig Economy?

The gig economy is here to stay, but it seems that so too, are the safety woes surrounding these services. What can we l...

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When Background Checks Cause PR Problems

To keep travelers and hosts safe, AirBNB uses background checks. Inconsistency in the results has led to user bans and r...

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How Normal Is It To Lie on a Resume?

The resume is a cornerstone of the job application process and a starting point for many employers—but are you more like...

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4 Tips for Talent Retention in 2022

Dubbed the “Great Resignation” by media outlets, the significant trend of employees leaving their positions and seeking ...

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Tips for Finding a Home Caregiver

The population is aging, and with that trend comes a growing need for in-home senior care. If you are hiring a caregiver...

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The debate over clean slate laws

Clean slate laws could help millions of Americans by making it easier to expunge criminal records. But are there drawbac...

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Can AI-Based Hiring Tools Be Fixed?

AI-based hiring tools were touted to save employers time, streamline hiring, and even remove bias from the hiring proces...

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Sanction Screening: What You Need to Know

As important as they are, these checks are only one piece of the puzzle, particularly for organizations dealing with hig...

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Video Resumes: The Way of the Future?

Are video resumes the key to future recruitment and hiring? In the wake of a TikTok resume project, questions remain abo...

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Can I dispute a false-positive drug test?

Have you failed a drug test that was required for your job? Do you believe that you fell victim to a false positive with...

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Employment History

If you are applying for a job, chances are that you will need to disclose at least some details about your employment hi...

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Ban the Box: Summer 2021 Update

We look at the latest updates in ban the box legislation, including a bill that could take ban the box nationwide, juris...

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Conducting a Reference Check

Reference checks are a common step of the hiring strategy for most employers, usually slotted into the interview process...

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Contractor Background Check

Employers that structure their hiring and background check policies around employment arrangements may wonder: are there...

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Is There a Totally Free Background Check?

Whether you need to hire someone for a job or you want to look back at your own history, you might wonder if there are a...

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Background Checks to Protect Minors

We help agencies comply with the background check requirements that help keep minors safe during adoption, foster care, ...

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How much does a background check cost?

Usually, when someone asks about this cost, they are referring to the cost of the most common type of pre-employment inv...

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Background Checks for Home Caregivers

Elder abuse is both prevalent and frequently overlooked. Thorough employee background screening of home care professiona...

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An Update on Clean Slate Legislation

More states and jurisdictions are taking steps to increase the accessibility of expungement and criminal record sealing....

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Fast-Tracking Volunteer Background Checks

Volunteer background checks are critical to every volunteer-driven effort and organization. At backgroundchecks.com, we ...

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Boy Scouts: Why Background Checks Matter

As Boy Scouts of America faces bankruptcy, dissolution, and sexual abuse allegations from 95,000 former members, the org...

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Best Practices for Tenant Screening

Tenant background screening is a fraught category of background checks due to ethical questions and new policies. Parts ...

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Avoiding Data Bias When Hiring

Using AI in hiring can help bring new efficiencies to the process. It can also bring “data bias,” in which an AI framewo...

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