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Understanding the 3/2 Rule of Employee Productivity
When you triple the number of employees, you halve their productivity, or adding 10% employees the productivity of each drops by 6.3%. What causes the productivity decrease? Companies sometimes...
FCRA Compliance with the 7 Year Rule
Regulations for FCRA Background Check Criminal History Background Screening There are many people currently in distress over FCRA background check compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) 7...
Hair Follicle Testing Gains Popularity
Transportation companies are now starting to use hair follicle testing as part of their employment drug screening program, as opposed to just the conventional urine test. Industry leaders C.R....
McDonald’s Employee With Past Criminal Record Attacks 2 Customers
A McDonald’s employee allegedly attacked two customers with a metal rod in Greenwich Village, New York. Rayon McIntosh, 31, became furious when two female customers jumped the counter (reason...
Why Job Seekers Need Fair Chance Hiring Policies
Susan Stephens was a normal American who in 2007 was accused by an ex-husband of committing a crime that resulted in a felony charge. Her attorney at the time...
Background Screening Policy
When Creating Your Company’s New Hire Process From “ban the box” compliance to position specific searches, here are five important items to add to your organization’s background screening policy:...
Employment Background Checks Should Be a “Pay-As-You-Go” Service
Pay-as-you-go Employment Background Checks Most employers decide to implement some form of employment background checks to ensure their applicant is a suitable fit with their organization. First, they must...
Reasons to Implement Continuous Criminal Monitoring in the Workforce
Reasons to Implement Continuous Criminal Monitoring in the Workforce Traditionally, employers would conduct an employment background check on a new hire to ensure proper suitability with the organization; however,...
Employer Requirements for Notifying Disqualified Applicants
Applicant Dispute Process For Disqualified Job Applicants What must be done if a company decides not to hire an applicant based on the results of their background report? Do...
Top 4 Trends in Background Screening for 1QT 2019
The first quarter of 2019 is already behind us if you can believe it! I love our industry because it doesn’t stay stagnant, in fact it’s very fluid...
Top 2 Human Resources “Pain Points” Surrounding Employment Background Checks
Ban the box has caused a predicament for human resource professionals. HR now must analyze previous convictions of ex-offenders and determine if they can employ them, while at...
What is happening with Ban the Box?
Ban the box has caused a predicament for human resource professionals. HR now must analyze previous convictions of ex-offenders and determine if they can employ them, while at...