Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took steps to require two different Consumer Reporting Agencies (CRAs) to pay a total of $5.8 Million due to deceitful practices. This ruling demonstrates how consumer criminal records and background information can be twisted in the name of getting background checks done as quickly and efficiently as possible. We […]

Do you want either quick turnaround of background checks or accurate background checks? Unfortunately you can’t have both. We covered some of the reasons you can’t have it both ways in this prior blog post. We posted this blog about six years ago. And, the more things change, the more they stay the same, as […]

Could the people that you are hiring put you in hot water and expose your firm to reputational risks? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. As a business, you want to make sure that you are not just hiring the right people for the job, but also mitigating reputational risk. One way to do so is […]

Many people that you are hiring could cause a reputational risk to your organization. As a business, you want to make sure that you are not just hiring the right people for the job, but also mitigating reputational risk. One way to do so is with background investigations. We recently found this article that spotlights […]

According to Top Class Actions, O’Reilly Auto Parts must pay $950,000 due to a major mistake involving background check release forms. The company failed to obtain valid these forms prior running background checks on applicants. O’Reilly infringed upon the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by including superfluous information on its background check disclosure forms. Prospective […]