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With more states and communities passing fair chance hiring laws and ban the box legislation, hiring managers often wonder if they're able to turn awa...

Considering the costs and time involved with running pre-employment background checks, some organizations are hiring without them. Sure, the hiring pr...

Considering everything that happened in the past year, it would come as no surprise if new background check and employment laws were overlooked. While...

Since 2012, the VeriFirst Background Screening blog has measured the pulse of the background check community. Our posts have reflected changes in empl...

With news that two potential COVID-19 vaccines are available soon, employees are asking, "Can my employer force me to take a vaccine?" Many news outle...

From the beginning of the pandemic, human resources has had to make valuable, life-changing decisions. With switching in-house operations to remote wo...

Hundreds of thousands of prisoners are released each year and attempt to reintegrate into society. Not only are they expected to find housing, but the...

Hiring managers will often run background checks to uncover a criminal history or other details that might remove an applicant from consideration. Bac...

When you're ready to hire your next (or first!) employee, you're wise to consider running background checks on your applicants. A background check, pe...