Background Check Consumer Protection Group Grows to 200 Firms.
Employment background screening firms participating in Concerned CRAs pledge to verify the accuracy of information provided and avoid offshoring Americans' personal information. Fort Worth, Texas (PRWEB) November 07, 2013 Consumer protection watchdog group Concerned CRAs has accepted [...]
Is Your Background Screening Provider a Member of Concerned CRAs? Why That Matters.
Background checks and employment screening services offer an insight into an applicant that enable organization’s to make informed hiring decisions. However, pre-employment screenings are only one component of the hiring cycle and they bring additional [...]
Texas Bill Mandates Accuracy and Consumer Protection in Criminal History Background Checks
Senator Royce West Texas Senator Royce West introduced Senate Bill 990 in response to constituent complaints that they were being denied employment and housing based upon erroneous criminal history information. In particular, expunged [...]
Today Show Report Highlights Room for Improvement
I’ve taken the weekend to collect my thoughts and think about the expose that aired on NBC’s Today Show that called into question the accuracy of employment background checks. And truth be told, I’m somewhat [...]
Why Background Screeners Are Getting Pilloried
“Too often background check companies rely solely on computers to match the data with no one checking to make sure the results are correct.” Sadly, this statement is true. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world [...]
Why We Verify Database Criminal Records Before Reporting Them to Our Clients
A client recently requested that I help him explain to his boss why we wouldn't sell "an instant background check." Other resources on our website and blog (here and here) explain the problems with the [...]