Questions and Answers, employee background checks, third party background checks

What Is a Third-Party Background Check?

By Michael Klazema | 09/30/2020

Within employee background checks, “third-party background check” refers to an employer hiring an outside company to per...

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Industry News, ban the box, tenant background screening

Proposed Tenant Background Check Bans Draw Criticism

By Michael Klazema | 09/29/2020

For the formerly incarcerated, the process of re-entering society involves a difficult path with many challenges. Advoca...

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Industry News, expungement, ban the box, EEOC

Ban the Box? Some Municipalities Go the Other Way

By Michael Klazema | 09/24/2020

Providing a path back to employment for formerly incarcerated individuals is a common goal, but not every locale is on b...

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Questions and Answers, federal background check, county background checks, state background checks

Are Background Checks Run by State?

By Michael Klazema | 09/23/2020

One of the common points of confusion around background checks is how geography figures into the equation. Contrary to p...

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Industry News, employee background checks, salary history, employment history

Salary History Bans Pick up Steam

By Michael Klazema | 09/22/2020

Can employers still ask about salary history? Not long ago, it was common for employers to request salary information as...

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Industry News, child care background checks, temporary worker background checks, child welfare, child care workers

COVID-19 Creates a Patchwork Landscape of Childcare Policies

By Michael Klazema | 09/17/2020

An industry that generates tens of billions of dollars in revenue every year, childcare has sustained severe impacts fro...

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Questions and Answers, corona virus, tutor background checks, homeschooling

How Do People Do Background Checks for Freelancers?

By Michael Klazema | 09/16/2020

With the growth of the gig economy, freelancing is becoming more common every year. In 2018, a study conducted by Freela...

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Industry News, expungement, Marijuana Decriminalization

Marijuana Decriminalization and Recent Expungement Laws Are Opening Doors for Ex-Offenders

By Michael Klazema | 09/15/2020

Recent legislative trends in the legalization and decriminalization of marijuana and the expungement of past criminal of...

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Industry News, Background Checks, vendor background checks

Food Trucks Still Face an Uncertain Business & Regulatory Environment

By Michael Klazema | 09/10/2020

Food trucks are far from a novelty—mobile food vendors operate everywhere from Alaska to Idaho. However, just a decade a...

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