Conducting background checks on full-time and part-time employees is standard hiring procedure for millions of employers, but questions still linger over whether businesses can screen independent contractors, freelancers and vendors. Let’s tackle some of the existing...
Thousands of Tennesseans are finding out their expunged records were never sealed and are showing up on employment background checks. Here’s what do if this happens to you. Imagine applying for a job, consenting to a background check, and then being shocked to...
Background checks for businesses are good for a lot of reasons like validating employees’ truthfulness, uncovering criminal or other shady pasts, and keeping your workplace safe. But if you’re a referral based business or a personal service provider company (along the...
A record-breaking number of Americans this year drove somewhere at least 50 miles away for Christmas. The main reason? Gas prices are good. New Year’s traffic won’t be nearly as enormous. Still, prognosticators predict vehicle traffic will continue to stay strong if...
A new wave of people needing in-home healthcare services is rapidly approaching. Tens of millions of retirees are already accessing later-in-life healthcare services, and that is projected to grow exponentially in coming decades. The Census Bureau reports that only...
We know all about the industries where background checks are REQUIRED – transportation, healthcare, child care, security, education. Then, there are the industries where background checks SHOULD happen – ministries, insurance, youth sports leagues,...
