Mar 19, 2014 | Knowledge Base
The Equal Employment Opportunity (EEOC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have issued a joint publication entitled, Background Checks, What Employers Need to Know. The publication offers guidance from both agencies to employers when considering the background of...
Feb 18, 2014 | Knowledge Base
Employee drug testing and drug screening are necessary to ensure that you have the right risk control plan in place. Testing your employees pre-employment and randomly throughout their tenure could help safeguard your business and its current employees. “According to...
Jan 31, 2014 | Knowledge Base
“10.3 million independent contractors go to work in the United States every day; 90% of American companies neglect to run contractor screening and criminal checks on contractors.” In today’s world it would be prudent for all businesses to conduct background checks on...
Jan 10, 2014 | Knowledge Base
by Larry White, January 10, 2014 Ensuring workplace safety is a difficult task for any company. You must have the right plans and programs in place to safeguard your employees. This starts during the hiring process and carries itself throughout the tenure of an...
Dec 17, 2013 | Knowledge Base
Employee Identification (ID) Cards safeguard the accessibility of your job sites. They are a good visual way of quickly assessing who should – and shouldn’t – be allowed on the premises. Once your new employees and contractors have been approved through a background...
Dec 13, 2013 | Knowledge Base
Among some of the best hiring practices for the New Year, you should strive to automate your background check process. Having an automated background check process can greatly improve the efficiency, accuracy, and timeliness of your employee onboarding. It will also...