Active Screening Blog
3 Ways to Protect Your Business From Costly Background Check Lawsuits
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...
Setting the Record Straight on Background Checks
Background checks have been getting a bad rap lately. First, an erroneous article misconstrues the effect Ban The Box is having on background checks and the screening industry in general. Second, two of the nation’s largest screening providers get busted by a federal...
Marijuana and Background Checks: What You Need to Know in 2016
Marijuana advocates have celebrated a couple of banner years in their movement to legalize the substance, or at least allow its use for medicinal purposes. Four states and Washington, D.C. have already passed legislation permitting recreational pot use; another 10...
Uber’s New Year Resolutions – Add Millions of Drivers and Better Background Checks
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...
Volunteering on Your Child’s Field Trip May Require a Background Check
Trips to local museums, farms, colleges, and area businesses are a rite of passage for students. These field trips are a welcome break from their daily school routine and give kids a chance to do some real world learning. Field trips are often a way to increase parent...
Should There Be A Background Check on Every Local Santa For Hire?
Chances are you’ve already taken your kiddos for their annual Christmas picture with the local Santa for hire at your nearest mall. And chances are, it went relatively smoothly, save for a queue, maybe some tears, and an unattainable gift wish proclaimed to...
Big Win For Consumer Reporting Agencies in Federal Court
A recent court case ruling highlights a huge win for Consumer Reporting Agencies (CRAs) and their clients. At the heart of the case was an examination of pre-adverse action and adverse action procedures. Here’s what the woman stated in her lawsuit: She claimed an...
Winter Break is Coming – Have You Screened Your Interns Yet?
Regardless of what statistics show about the American job market, competition is still tough in top industries like finance, law and other white-collar positions. That’s why internships have become a necessity for college students. These entry-level positions not only...
Colleges Considering Background Checks Get Backlash from Employees
Another argument is brewing on some college campuses that is driving a wedge between faculty and administrators. At least two major universities are implementing background checks for new hires. The California State University policy requires criminal records checks,...
Tenant Background Checks Are on The Rise – What You Need to Know
The housing rental industry is booming. “From 31 percent in 2004, the renter share of all US households climbed to 35 percent in 2012, bringing the total number to 43 million by early 2013,” reports this study from Harvard University. As the rental industry continues...