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What Employers Need to Know about the EEOC

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is a federal agency that monitors and enforces laws against civil rights discrimination in the workplace

Industry News, employee background checks, drug screening

What Are Inadequate Background Checks?

Many employers recognize the potential value in using background checks to look into a job applicant's criminal history, and many businesses are under a le

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Can a Background Check Be Done Before a Job Offer?

If you are designing a pre-employment screening process for your business, one of the first questions that you might ask is, when are we allowed to conduct

Industry News, criminal background checks

Hiring in an Age of Changing Background Rules

The world of pre-employment background checks is changing. Employers used to be relatively free to conduct background checks how they wanted and when they

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Can Background Checks See Juvenile Records?

It is common knowledge that most criminal records—including misdemeanor and felony convictions—can show up on background checks. When it comes to juvenile

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The Best Small Workplaces

What defines a “great” small workplace? Is it an incredible benefits package? A focus on the health and wellbeing of its employees? A clear mission that em

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7-Eleven Settles $2M FCRA Class Action Lawsuit

The convenience store chain 7-Eleven recently paid out nearly $2 million to settle a class-action lawsuit that alleges it violated the Fair Credit Reportin

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A Virginia state background check can uncover more criminal records. Learn about these tools and the legal restrictions involved.

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