Active Screening Blog
Back to Basics II – Closely Watch EEOC Guidelines
Earlier this week we discussed the importance of developing strict compliance routines when conducting background checks. Whether you’re screening candidates in house or contracting with a nationally-accredited Consumer Reporting Agency (CRA) like Active Screening,...
Employers – Back to Basics When Backgrounding
A National Law Review article is reminding employers that deciding to conduct background checks is a good first step, but there are many things to consider when implementing screening policies and procedures. We’ve written a lot of good topical articles to support...
Safety Alert: Has Your Realtor Been Background Checked?
Here’s a couple of scenarios to think about:You’re a twenty-something, single woman searching for your first condo. You arrange to work with a male realtor (you saw his picture in a local magazine ad) and he suggests visiting a series of properties one night after you...
TSA Blunder 73 Airport Workers w/ Possible Terror Ties Pass Background
It’s another story for the crazy but true files. The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) - you know, those folks who are supposed to be keeping our nation’s airports and flyers safe - cleared 73 people with possible...
Failing to Comply with FCRA Notification Requirement Will Cost You
Another big name company and its contracted background check firm are under attack for allegedly dropping the ball during pre-employment screening practices. This time, the Hertz Corporation, Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., and Sterling Infosystems, Inc. are...
Proof the EEOC is Overstepping Its Boundaries?
A lengthy litigation between an event planning company and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is culminating this summer in a compensatory claim. Freeman, a live event services provider, has asked a Maryland federal court to award it nearly $1.7...
Will My Mental Health Record Show Up in My Background Check?
Mental health and mental illnesses are sensitive subjects. As much as society would like to pat itself on the back for being more open-minded these days, the undeniable fact is that mental illness still carries a heavy stigma. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a huge...
The Best Tool to Secure a Terrific Tenant
A lot of people look good on paper. Just ask anyone who has suffered through a blind date. Regardless if it was a set up by friends or a match.com hookup, somebody was attracted to somebody because of what they saw. We’re not just talking looks, though. It could be a...
The Most Unlikely Professions That Require a Background Check
Discovery Communications is in a lot of hot water as one of its star shows, “19 Kids and Counting,” which airs on TLC, struggles to recover from a child molestation scandal. Last week a magazine uncovered that one of the ‘stars’ of the show had been investigated on...
The ActiveCare Difference – Three Steps to Top Tier Customer Support
We love a good story about great customer service.Like this one about a regular at the Gaylord Opryland hotel who gushed over Twitter about her fondness for her room’s alarm clock…. and then got one as a gift on one of her stays. Or this one about a mom who arrived at...