The lingering impact of the global recession coupled with a reported lack of qualified talent have led many employers to seek out non-traditional approaches to managing talent, like asking current employees to take on additional responsibilities, sourcing employees with foreign backgrounds, and looking to contingent workers to take on business-critical duties. Unfortunately, as revealed by […]
A number of employers all over the United States are engaging in an internal review of their background screening programs and policies, responding to the sea change that has occurred in recent years in the practice’s regulatory and legal environment. These audits are intended to shore up their programs, hopefully better insulating these organizations from […]
The last two years have brought a significant evolution in the regulatory and legal environment of employment background screening. As a result, many employers are eager to audit and update their screening programs to help protect themselves from litigation or other legal actions. To help organizations with this process, it may be helpful to review […]
While the share of workers who test positive for illegal drug use has dropped significantly since 1998, the rate of workers testing positive for prescription drugs has skyrocketed. Quest Diagnostics, a leading drug testing laboratory network, reviewed more than 125 million urine tests administered since 1988. Seventy-five percent of drug tests were conducted for pre-employment […]
Background checks would be simpler if one all-encompassing database housed every piece of relevant information an employer needs to make an informed hiring decision. But, unfortunately, that resource does not exist. Nor is there a standardized checklist an organization can follow to ensure its searches return all the information necessary to fully evaluate a given […]
If you’re looking to start an employment background screening program from scratch, you may be overwhelmed by where to start. And if you already have such a program in place, you may be wondering if your program is as effective as it can be. In both situations, it may be helpful to begin with the […]
