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This leads to one of the biggest myths in background screening that of a national database search The simple truth is, there ...

SAN DIEGO (CN) — A background screening company must face a jury trial over claims it produced an inaccurate and outdated report that led to a woman being fired from her job, a federal judge in San ...

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) on September 11, 2023, settled a claim against a group of affiliated entities operating a background reporting business, Instant Checkmate, LLC, TruthFinder, LLC, ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) — Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is recommending that school districts conduct fingerprint and criminal history investigations of all school employees every five years. The ...

A background check can sink a job offer if prospective employers don’t like what they see. While they can request to have a lot of information about a job candidate’s past included in such a report, ...

A comprehensive study of criminal drug trafficking found that background checks save lives by preventing dangerous people from arming themselves and hurting others. The fourth and final volume of the ...

Sterling Infosystems would have discovered the inaccuracy had it conducted even a cursory review of widely available court records, according to the complaint. First Advantage, Sterling Infosystem’s ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - School districts in Kansas have been urged to do background checks of all school employees after a recent report found most may lack a recent one. Kansas Attorney General Kris ...

On October 24, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a consumer financial protection circular explaining that background reports, including scores, obtained from third parties ...

The Pentagon agency that vets federal employees hasn’t worked hard enough to protect its IT systems and the sensitive personnel data they store, according to a watchdog report. “While [the Defense ...