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http://www.backgroundbiz.com/reseller/Dexter-press-release.html backgroundchecks has allied with Neno Research to offer Dexter Background Data.

backgroundchecks.com alliance with Dexter for Background Data FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | Tuesday, January 21, 2014 Contact: Karolyn Nordfors @ 803.941.2512, [email protected]

The number of states that are banning the use of credit checks for employment screening purposes is increasing.

backgroundchecks.com Legislation and Compliance Update - Colorado Bans the Use of Consumer Credit In Colorado passed new legislation on April 19, 2013 which restricts an employer’s use of consumer credit information for employment purposes. The legislation is cited as the “Employment Opportunity Act.”

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backgroundchecks.com Legislation and Compliance Update: OFCCP Directs Federal Contractors to Comply. On January 31, 2013, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) issued a directive providing information to federal contractors and subcontractors and federally-assisted construction contractors and subcontractors (contractors) and to OFCCP personnel about complying with federal non-...

When you are promised flat pricing without any pass-through fees for traditional county criminal record searches in any given state, what counties would you expect to fall into that?
A screener that does this may have a very different definition of county than backgroundchecks.com does. For instance, a group of counties in New York can only be searched through the Office of Courts Administration. At backgroundchecks.com, we consider this a county search as each item is performed at the county level. Other screening companies may consider this a statewide search, thereby removing it from the package that includes a flat fee for counties, and requiring that this $65 pass-through fee be paid. Either way, you end up paying the fee if you do an OCA search, the question is whether your vendor was up-front in telling you about it.

The real key in all of this is to make sure that you know exactly what you are getting so that you can confidently rely on it. While you want to use accurate background checks regardless of your industry, this is highly important for more heavily-regulated industries where regulators make take action even when there is no risk of harm to anyone. If a company uses old data when newer is available, or performs a statewide search when you really need a county, highly-regulated industries can run into a wide variety of issues that could threaten the life of your business.

Effective January 1, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has made updates to three items that the Federal Trade Commission previously created under the Fair Credit Reporting Act: the Summary of Rights, the Obligations of Users and the Obligations of Furnishers. These items have changed since our last communication in October.
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backgroundchecks.com Legislation and Compliance Update Effective January 1, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has made updates to three items that the Federal Trade Commission previously created under the Fair Credit Reporting Act: the Summary of Rights, the Obligations of Users and the Obligations of Furnishers. These items have cha...

backgroundchecks.com’s National Criminal Database
Hits Milestone - US OneSearch Reaches 450 Million Records

What’s most significant about this milestone is the high quality of records included in the database. We are very conscientious about weeding expunged and duplicate records from our database. While we can’t claim perfection, we do our absolute best to ensure that every record in the database is usable.

Not all national criminal database providers have the same scruples. In fact, in response to public criticism of the inclusion of expunged records in privately-owned databases, backgroundchecks.com has joined together with three other national criminal database providers to start a national Expungement Clearinghouse – a background screening industry initiative that exists solely to facilitate the process of removing expunged, sealed, and other non-public records from databases.

Founded in April 2012, the Expungement Clearinghouse already benefits over 800 background check companies, speeds the removal of non-public records from private databases, and helps reduce liability for employers in areas where the law prohibits employers from considering expunged cases.