Background Screening Industry News

Judging by the latest job growth figures, many staffing and recruiting firms have good reason to be optimistic about this country’s economic growth. This year has been off to a [...]

When it comes to hiring talent, perhaps the only thing that’s constant is change. Consider the different software programs you’ve used over the years to attract and screen candidates, how [...]

Recruiters in most, if not all, industries are experiencing the same problem – how to find qualified, skilled workers in a tight labor market. You’ve probably checked out recruiting software, [...]

As an employer, there may be more you can do to support equal pay for equal work. Perhaps it’s time to create a workplace policy that bans recruiters or hiring [...]

A Pennsylvania court recently issued a ruling that could have long-term implications for the nation’s employment background screening industry. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently [...]

Last November, the USCIS (United States Citizenship and Immigration Services) changed the Form I-9.  The new form, dated 11/14/2016, went into effect January 22, 2017, and the changes were designed [...]

Since it’s inception as a nation, the United States federal government has been engaged in a proverbial ‘tug of war’ with individual states’ rights, with arguments spanning a wide array [...]

So far, more than 150 cities and counties in 24 states across the country support a policy called Ban-the-Box” (BTB), which eliminates questions about criminal history on job applications, according [...]

Chances are, your company offers job flexibility. Roughly 80 percent of employers offer some type of flexible work arrangements like compressed work schedules or telecommuting opportunities. Results from many surveys [...]

In a world of constant change, where business owners large and small find themselves scrambling on a daily basis to keep up with seemingly ever-changing demands of the modern marketplace, [...]