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$13M penalty for background check errors that cost jobs, hurt reputations
November 04, 2015 - Two of the nation's largest employment background screening providers must pay $13 million after a federal agency found that inaccuracies in their reports may have cost applicants jobs or hurt their reputations. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ordered General Information Services, based in Chapin, S.C., and its affiliate, e-Background-checks.com, based in Dallas, to pay $10.5 million in relief to people harmed by the inaccuracies and $2.5 million in civil penalties. Each person affected should get about $1,000. The two companies collectively generate and sell more than 10 million background reports annually. The consent order involved 11,500 consumers who got background checks between July 21, 2...
On the Law: Criminal background checks a legal minefield
October 28, 2015 - Employers often ask me questions about conducting credit and criminal background checks on prospective employees. I surprise them by describing the...
Background Checks Online
October 20, 2015 - If you have worked many years to build your business up from nothing, you need to be very careful who you hire. Making the wrong choices where your...
Firearm background checks increase significantly over last 16 years
October 15, 2015 - Montana law requires a licensed fire arm dealers to conduct a background check for every firearm purchase, but that doesn't however apply to pr...
The New York Times Explains Why Neither Psychiatry Nor Background Checks Can Stop Mass Shooters
October 06, 2015 - The New York Times notes that mass shooters tend to share certain traits, including isolation, anger, and depression. But that does not mean they c...
Top Trends for Background Checks Examined at ASIS 2015
October 02, 2015 - To help security professionals stay up to date with latest trends in the background check industry, Attorney Lester Rosen, founder and CEO of Emplo...
Congress moves to make criminal history questions during the job interview illegal.
September 29, 2015 - On September 10, 2015, the Senate and House of Representatives introduced bills that would make it unlawful for federal contractors to reques...
Improper Use of Criminal Background Checks Could Cost You Millions
September 23, 2015 - Criminal background checks can be an important resource for companies in evaluating candidates for employment. Background checks can assist employe...
INTELIFI's Criminal Background Checks are Now Available
September 21, 2015 - Intelifi, Inc., a leading provider of Criminal Background Checks and Drug Screening and Gold level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), today ann...
BMW settles EEOC criminal background check suit for $1.6 million
September 15, 2015 - BMW Manufacturing Co. L.L.C. will pay $1.6 million to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit that charged it was liable for...
Social Security Admits Plan to Add Recipients to Gun Background Check System
August 26, 2015 - The Social Security Administration (SSA) said in a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee that it plans to add some recipients to the federal...
US settles fraud case with company behind Snowden's background check
August 24, 2015 - The Department of Justice has settled a case against the background check company that vetted Edward Snowden and Washington Navy Yard shooter Aaron...
Are Your Background Check Forms Up To Date?
August 21, 2015 - In spring of 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) made some minor but nevertheless important modifications to a form critical to t...
EEOC Criminal Records Guidance Examined in Webinar August 13
August 11, 2015 - To help employers understand U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Guidance on the use of criminal records when hiring, Attorney Lest...
How Many Americans Have a Police Record? Probably More Than You Think
August 07, 2015 - It’s often reported that nearly 1 in 3 American adults, or about 30%, has a police record. To some, that figure sounds surpris...
Criminal Records a Lawsuit Waiting to Happen for California Employers
August 04, 2015 - To help employers in California deal with complex laws regarding the use of criminal records during background checks, Attorney Lester Rosen, found...
21.5 million affected by massive background check breach
July 31, 2015 - The U.S. Office of Personnel Management announced on Thursday that sensitive information including Social Security numbers for 21.5 million people...
Obama pushes to extend gun background checks to Social Security
July 30, 2015 - Seeking tighter controls over firearm purchases, the Obama administration is pushing to ban Social Security beneficiaries from owning guns if they...
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