Can Accusations of a Crime Do as Much Damage as a Conviction?
Following a 2008 murder, police charged a man and held him in jail for more than eight years before he was acquitted. The case highlights some difficult challenges and questions.
Following a 2008 murder, police charged a man and held him in jail for more than eight years before he was acquitted. The case highlights some difficult challenges and questions.
As the labor market continues to recover from its pandemic-driven lows, job openings have hit record highs—creating opportunities and concerns for employers and applicants alike.
With applications for machine intelligence on the rise, some have turned to applying these techniques to due diligence. What impact could AI have on background checks?
At a time when many details of our lives are online, some employers think that social media information should factor into their decision. Some schools are now doing the same thing, but does it help?
Congress is considering bills that would decriminalize marijuana on the federal level. Find out what this news means for employers, their criminal background check protocols, and their hiring decision...
What value can a state background check bring to your pre-employment screening process? Here's what you need to know about state-level criminal history searches and how they work.
When hiring new employees, businesses often think about the tangible risks of crime or violence—but what about cybersecurity? With digital threats on the rise, there are new risks in hiring, too.
Amid low employment rates and historic resignation numbers, should employers lower their standards for pre-employment background checks? We look at the changing trends in hiring, background screenings...
In an effort to make online and app-based dating safer, some companies have rolled out in-app background checks. Now, a wider audience has begun to evaluate the potential concerns created by such sear...