Learn more about what you can do with our platform once you have an account.
A fast, effective, easy way for the sponsor organization (you) to implement a responsible, FCRA-compliant, screening program for your vendor's and contractor's employees to protect your organization.
Are you hiring a locksmith or other contractor for renovating your house, updating the electrical wiring at your business, or putting up drywall? If s...
With the growth of the gig economy, freelancing is becoming more common every year. In 2018, a study conducted by Freelancers Union and Upwork indicat...
COVID-19 brought with it an unprecedented need for medical products and personal protection equipment. Some questionable spending decisions at the fed...
More companies than ever rely on contractors to perform huge volumes of work—and that pattern is not limited to industry disruptors such as Uber. Acco...
The discourse around workplace background checks is often focused on employee background screenings. Vetting full-time employees and part-time employe...
In response to a recent case where a North Carolina homeowner was burglarized by someone he hired to cut down trees in his backyard, the state’s Attor...
Contractors are playing a larger role in both the private and public sectors. The government relies on a huge number of contractors in practically eve...
Inner City Family Services, an agency that contracts for the Washington, D.C. Department of Behavioral Health, made headlines recently when a worker e...
Not even the government is immune to background check snafus. According to a recent report from the Associated Press, a federal investigator found som...
Food trucks are far from a novelty—mobile food vendors operate everywhere from Alaska to Idaho. However, just a decade ago, they were primarily limite...
What should you expect from the background checks at consulting companies? The answer will vary depending on the business. “Consulting firm,” “consult...
For years, employment-related background checks have been constricted by the phrase “employment-related.” Businesses are vigilant about vetting the pe...
In an age of "industry disruptors" turning established business models on their heads, companies such as Uber and Lyft rely on a unique workforce of i...
Thinking about renovating your home and hiring a contractor to handle the work? You should use caution when hiring contractors through HomeAdvisor.com...
Schools, hospitals, and businesses throughout the country may use the FBI nationwide criminal database to run background checks, but the federal gover...
Assemblyman Troy Singleton and Herb Conaway, Jr., M.D. recently sponsored legislation requiring any person licensed, or attempting to receive licensin...
The Pennsylvania Senate approved legislation today that would require contractors and subcontractors to verify legal employment status for all employe...
Employers that structure their hiring and background check policies around employment arrangements may wonder: are there different rules and regulatio...
VendorSAFE is a fast, effective, easy way for the sponsor organization (you) to implement a responsible, FCRA-compliant, screening program for your ve...
What should you look for with contractor background checks? Find out what red flags to watch for and what to do if you see them during hiring.
Should companies in construction use a background check on candidates? Learn whether builders can hire individuals who might have criminal records.