What Must Employers Do To Be FCRA Compliant?

Under the FCRA, the employer must obtain the applicant’s written authorization before the background check is conducted. The authorization must be on a document separate from all other documents such as an employment application. Under federal law, if the...

Online Background Check

A local mid-level manager recently relayed a story to a group of friends about an unfortunate experience. This particular manager works for a large box retailer and is responsible for overseeing a significant number of lower-level positions. Many of these are hourly...

What are federal district courts?

Federal District Court is the name of one of the courts of the United States. It is held by a judge, called the district judge. Several courts under the same name have been established by state authority. Most federal cases are initially tried and decided in the U.S....

Employment Background Screening

Every quality business understands that its most important asset is its people. Businesses, at least the good ones, are investing more time and energy into training, growing, and retaining their best people. And the really good businesses understand that thoroughly...