A recent lawsuit raises questions and caveats to the FCRA rule that grants job applicants a right to dispute the accuracy of background checks before an employer rescinds a job offer. Opinions ...

Concerned about what might show up the next time you’re applying for a job or renting an apartment? You may be interested in conducting background research on your record trail and online identity.

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Enterprise cybersecurity begins with a trustworthy staff. Here's how to ensure that current and prospective team members aren't hiding any skeletons. Security team members are the principal defenders ...

As the economy emerges from the pandemic, hiring has been on the rebound, and with it, employment background screening. According to the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA), ...

Employers are scrambling to hire, and business is booming at Sterling Check, a company that scrutinizes job applicants’ past for information omitted in résumés and that doesn’t come up in interviews.

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Job applicant loses offer when background check calls him a sex offender. Aug. 29, 2011 — -- Samuel Jackson thought his job offer from Optics Planet was a done deal -- but then a routine ...

Does anybody know the policy on Accenture? Will they hire me with a misdemeanor dui which was 2 years ago? I have a job offer but it is contingent on a background check. I didn't have to fill out any ...

Being able to secure a job you’ve fought to get is one of the best feelings. Getting accused of a terrible crime you didn’t commit is the worst. In a weird turn of events for one job seeker, these two ...

The planned transition of the federally funded NCWorks Career Center to Cape Fear Community College has collapsed just over ...

Roberts was arrested the morning of Sept. 26 by U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement for allegedly being in the United States illegally. He received a court-issued "final order of removal" in May 2024 ...