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Employment Background Check Companies in California

Background screening companies in California are plentiful and provide employers with a wide choice of options in selecting a firm to meet their needs. Whether you are a small, media or large employer California has background screening companies that can meet your need. The key is for you to clearly identify your requirements, identify providers that have the potential to meet your needs, conduct your due diligence and then select a background screening company that is the best fit for you.

There are a wide array of available services offered by background screening companies in California. These services can include some or all of the following:

  • Identity verification, social security trace, fingerprint, etc.;
  • Federal, state, county, and multi-jurisdictions (national) criminal background check, including misdemeanors, warrants, and felonies, when permitted. (Currently, no one database exists that stores complete up-to-date records for all Federal, County, State and Local criminal records including the FBI’s Interstate Identification System)
  • Reference checks and previous work history;
  • Education and professional license verifications;
  • Motor vehicle records;
  • Employment verifications and reference checks;
  • Sexual offender searches;
  • Terrorist watch lists;
  • Credit history, within legal guidelines;
  • Electronic form I-9 services; and
  • Federal and State litigation history.

Many background screening firms offer additional services that can include drug and alcohol testing, occupation health services, employment assessment tools, security services and much more.

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CandidResearch

Patricia Cinkle
President
Candid Research, Inc.
4175 E. La Palma Ave., Ste 108
Anaheim, CA 92807
Phone: (714) 519-2550
pati@candidresearch.com
www.candidresearch.com

REDUCE YOUR HIRE TIME WITH SAME-DAY RESULTS

From its inception in 2008, Candid Research was designed to meet the challenging demands of the employer. We understood there was a problem getting quality pre-employment background checks quickly. So, we analyzed the search process and saw the opportunity for optimization. Our average turn-around time for county criminal searches is 8.72 hours, without ever compromising quality. In fact, most of our clients experience same-day results on searches that used to take weeks with other providers. We are so sure you’ll love our service, we’ll even give you to the first one free!!

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Ryan Green
VP of Sales & Marketing
CIC
42913 Capital Drive, Unit 101
Lancaster, CA 93535
USA
800.288.4757 x8432
ryan@cicreports.com
https://www.cicreports.com/data

CIC provides nationwide instant criminal and eviction data that is optimized for the reseller environment. Utilizing our proprietary matching and filtering, the data is delivered faster and is GLB/FCRA compliant. Superb file depth, applicant matching algorithms, and update frequency come together to create the ideal API solution for CRA’s conducting background screening.

 

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74710 Hwy 111
Suite 102
Palm Desert, CA 92260
Phone: (888) 338-1550

Verify @Backgrounds Screening Services
27720 Jefferson Avenue, #130
Temecula, CA 92590
855-776-7524
Phone: 951-297-3591

Services, Inc.
172 N. Tustin Street
Suite 305
Orange, CA 92867
Phone: 714.900.3138
Fax: 866.923.9784

77 INVESTIGATIONS INC.
99 North San Antonio Suite 240
Upland, California 91786
Toll-Free: (888) 259-4474
Phone: (909) 946-8476
Fax: (909) 946-0526

877 Truth 99.com
16787 Beach Boulevard #340
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Toll-Free:  877.Truth99 (877.878.8499)
Phone: (714) 546-7373

A-1 Trace International
8850 Knott Avenue, #231
Buena Park, CA 90620
714-876-6003

A-Check Global Headquarters
1501 Research Park Drive
Riverside, California 92507 USA
Toll-Free: (USA & Canada): 1.877.345.2021
Direct: 1.951.750.1501

@Backgrounds Employee Screening
27720 Jefferson Avenue #130,
Temecula, CA 92590
Phone: 855-776-7524

ABW International
P.O. Box 3725
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Ph: (818) 998-5584

Access Background Checks, Inc.
20121 Ventura Blvd., Suite 302
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Ph: (800) 788-9706
Ph: (818) 592-4034

Access Research
751 7th Ave. Ste. H
San Diego, CA 92101
619.231.8947

Accurate Background
7515 Irvine Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92618
Phone: (800) 784-3911
Fax: (800) 784-3593
Outside the United States:
+1 (949) 609-0155

Accurate Credit Bureau
1792 E. Washington Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91104
Phone: (626) 798-6670
Fax: (626) 398-0642

AccuSource 
30650 Rancho California Road
Suite D406-215
Temecula, CA 92591
Toll-Free: (888) 649-6272 (US and Canada)

Acuhire, Inc.
6986 La Jolla Blvd. Suite 208
La Jolla CA 92037
Phone: (858) 433-1540
Fax: (858) 876-1781
Toll-Free: (888) 244-7251

Advanced Research
1867 Ygnacio Valley Rd. Suite 129
Walnut Creek CA 94598
Sales: (888-239-8640)

Alliance Investigative Services
160 W. Foothill Pkwy.
Corona, CA 92882
Phone: 800-580-4749

Allstate Investigations
20953 Devonshire St., Suite 6
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Phone: (818) 717-9100
Toll-Free: (888) 717-3366
Fax: (818) 718-1211

Alpha Information
10153 Riverside Drive #590
Toluca Lake, CA 91602
800.900.1471

Americhek
27001 La Paz Road, Suite 287-B
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Phone: (949) 768-4434
Toll-Free: (888) 624-7412
Fax: (888) 667-6620

APSCREEN
PO Box 80639
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Phone: 800 277-2733
Fax: 888 277-2733

Argus West, Inc.
17280 Newhope Street, Suite 16
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Toll-Free: (800) 944-2748
Phone: (714) 751-9930
Fax: (714) 751-9962

Arrin System
6076 Corte del Cedro
Carlsbad, CA 92009
Phone: (760) 929-1720
Fax: (760) 929-1740

Assured Detective Agency
Southern California
2640 Walnut Avenue, Suite A
Tustin, CA 92780
Phone: (800) 392-9777

AWSI Advanced Workplace Strategies, Inc.
17821 E. 17th Street, Suite 260
Tustin, CA 92780
Phone: 714-731-3084
Fax: 714-731-5569

Background Check International
A NCIC Company
The Logos Building
3000 W. MacArthur Blvd., Suite 205
Santa Ana, CA 92704 USA
Phone: 714 800-1788

Background Checks In Bulk
6520 Platt Ave, Suite 933
West Hills, CA 91307
Phone: 866.465.2855
Fax: 866.400.7979

Background Partners, Inc.
8080 La Mesa Blvd Suite 210
La Mesa, CA 91942
Toll-Free: (866) 880-0702

BACKGROUNDRECORD.com
150 S. Glenoaks Blvd., #9314
Burbank, CA 91502

Background Runner
20929 Ventura Blvd.
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Phone: 800-322-2850

Background Screening Services LLC
P.O. Box 900
Los Olivos, CA 93441
Phone: 805.693.1943
Fax: 805.693.1946

Background Screening Solutions
1033 E Freeland St.
Long Beach, CA 90807
Phone: 310.502.4029
Fax:866-278-9580

Benchmark Investigations
32158, Camino Capistrano, # A-415,
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
800-248-7721
949-248-0208 (fax)

BL Reavis Investigations
Corporate Office
P.O. Box 6735
Crestline, CA 92325

Blue Systems International
1580 E Edinger Ave, Suite T
Santa Ana, CA 92705
Phone: (714) 592-8000

C3 Intelligence, Inc.
699 Hampshire Road, Suite 207
Westlake, CA 91361
Toll-Free: 866.9.INTEL.9
Phone: 805-494-0701
Fax: 805-494-0702

Cal Search
P.O. Box 3963
San Diego, CA 92163
Phone: (619) 293-0405
Fax: (888) 600-7101

California Fingerprinting Authority
27833 Ave. Hopkins, Suite 1A
Valencia, CA 91355
Phone: 661-294-8325

Camelot Investigations
17404 Ventura Blvd.
2nd Floor
Encino, CA 91316
Phone: 1-888-584-3393

CaregiverChecks.com
3415 South Sepulveda Blvd., Suite 1100
Los Angeles, California, 90034
Phone: 310-356-7001

Certico Verification Services
P.O. Box 1260
El Segundo, CA 90245-6260
Ph: (310) 640-6193
Fax: (310) 640-3024

Certified Credit Reporting
3281 E Guasti Road #290,
Ontario, CA 91761
800-769-7615

Citi Credit Bureau
18001 Cowan Suite K
Irvine, CA 92614
949-851-7719

Clear Image Background Investigations
9114 Adams Ave.
Huntington Beach, CA 92646-3405
US
Phone: 714-964-9890

Collective Intelligence, Inc.
14622 Ventura Blvd., #419
Sheman Oaks, CA 91403
Phone: 818-904-0655
Fax: 818-901-7745

Contemporary Information Corp.
25044 Peachland Ave., Suite 209
Santa Clarita, CA 91321
Toll-Free: (800) 729-9011
Fax: (800) 677-8494

Contract Recruiting, Inc.
334 Tejon Place
Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274
Phone: 310-791-7428

Cooperative Organization for the
Development of Employee Selection (CODESP)
17210 Oak Street
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Phone: (714) 847-8203
Fax: (714) 848-2963

CORRA
11740 Wilshire Blvd
Suite 2403
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone: (310) 966-1556
Fax: (310) 774-3970

CRCA Screening
1748 W Katella Ave #114,
Orange, CA 92867
Phone: (800) 714-3919

Credit Discovery
12881 Knott St., Suite 237
Garden Grove, CA 92841
Phone: (877) 789-4976
Fax: (561) 828-5744

Cutting Edge Background Checks 
PO Box 2556
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Phone: (714) 587-9166

DataCheck, Inc.
800 S. El Camino Real #212
San Clemente, CA 92672
Phone: 800-253-3394
Fax: 949-492-3634

DCW & Associates
7400 Center Avenue, Suite 209
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Phone: 714-892-0442
Fax: 714-892-3543

Diligent Screening Services, LLC
15232 Normandie Ave.
Irvine, CA 92604
Phone: 949-462-4226

Direct Background Search
1237 S Euclid St., Ste D
Anaheim, CA 92802-1953
Toll-Free: 1-866-790-6161

Empire Personnel Services, Inc.
1660 Chicago Ave., Suite M-11
Riverside, CA 92507
Phone: (909) 784-7142
Fax: (909) 784-4728

Empire Surveillance & Investigations
Mariners Drive
P.O. Box 15812
Newport Beach, CA 92660
800-830-7030

Employee Relations, Inc.
20720 Ventura Blvd.
Woodland Hills, CA
Phone: 818-593-5555
Toll-free: 800-716-7773

Employers ChoiceOnline.com
5042 Wilshire Blvd., Ste.569
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: 800-424-7011

Employers Choice Screening
9845 Painter Ave., Suite B
Whittier, CA 90605
Office: (562) 548-8540
Toll-Free: (888) 553-2971
Fax: (800) 491-9323

Examination Management Services Inc.
5100 East La Palma, Ste.209
Anaheim Hills, CA 92807-2061
Phone: 1-800-522-3674

Experian
475 Anton Blvd.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone: (714) 830-7000
Fax: (714) 830-2444

FAMA Technologies, Inc.
1601 Cloverfield Blvd.
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone: (310) 801-0401

Fetch Technologies
841 Apollo Street, Suite 400
El Segundo, CA 90245
Phone: 310.414.9849
Fax: 310.414.9858

Fidelity Information Corporation (Landlord/Tenant)
1783 Sunset Blvd., Suite A-370
Pacific Palisades, CA 90272-4138
Phone: (310) 573-9944
Fax: (310) 230-0021

File Finders Public Record Research
Chula Vista, CA 91913
Phone: (619) 636-4088

First Advantage
Corporate Headquarters
Enterprise Screening Corporation
805 Executive Center Drive West, Suite 300
St. Petersburg, FL 33702

Form I-9 Compliance Inc.
24 Corporate Plaza Ste. 100
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Phone: 949.640.4949
Fax: 949.720.4933

Frasco Profiles
215 W. Alameda Ave.
Burbank, CA 91502
Phone: 800-820-9029

Galahad Protective Services (Consult)
14320 Ventura Blvd., Suite 612
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
Phone: (818) 780-1818
Fax: (818) 780-4848

Garrett & Associates
P.O. Box 9208
Marina del Rey, CA 90295
Phone: 310-226-7134

The GarrettSpioni Group
9107 Wilshire Blvd Ste 450
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: (424) 230-6033

GCheck
11693 San Vicente Blvd., #378
Los Angeles, CA 90049 USA
Phone: 310-469-1220

Genesis Background Screening Services
2120 E. Howell Avenue
Suite 415
Anaheim, CA 92806
Phone: 866-944-0041
Fax: 866-753-7116

Gobackgrounds.com
27475 Ynez Road, #384
Temecula, CA 92591
Phone: (888) 668-8293
Fax: (877) 667-5422

Gold Line Credit Services Inc.
216 N. East St.
Woodland, CA 95776
Phone: 530.661.4350
Fax: 530.662.6483

HireRight, LLC.
3349 Michelson Drive, Suite 150
Irvine, CA 92612
United States
Tel: +1 (949) 428-5800

HireRight
2100 Main Street
Irvine, CA 92614
800-400-2761

Hirescreening Inc.
P.O. Box 210265
Chula Vista, Ca 91921

Hrdash (Posner Advertising)
Norman Swartz
731 S. Hwy 101 #1E Solana Beach CA 92075
858-350-7800

IMI Data Search, Inc
4333 Park Terrace Drive, Suite 220
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Phone: 800-860-7779
Fax: 800-392-8005

InfoQuest Networks
16461 Sherman Way Blvd., Suite 250
Van Nuys, CA 91406
Phone: (818) 981-4600
Fax: (818) 981-4642

Informed Decision Investigative & Background Information Services, Inc.
60 N. Rancho Road, Suite 22
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362
Phone: (805) 371-1264

Information Resources
21545 Hathorne Blvd., Ste. 210
Torrance, CA 90503
Phone: 800 548 0822

Informative Research
13030 Euclid St.
Garden Grove, CA 92843
Phone: 714-638-2855

Insight Investigations, Inc.
41661 Enterprise Cir N #5629
Temecula, CA 92590
Phone: (800) 615-8111

International Security Network
P.O. Box 710098,
Santee, CA 92072-0098
Phone: 1.619.938.4228 or 1.877.637.4558
Fax: 1.202-688-1898

Justificats Credentials Verification, Inc.
3046 South Higuera Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 92401
Phone: 800-444-3944
805-594-0163

Kinsey Investigations
4712 Admiralty Way, #866
Marina del Rey, CA 90292
Phone: 310-613-3755

Kroll
1900 Church Street, Suite 300
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: (800) 990-4473

Liberty Alliance
22707 La Palma Ave.
Yorba Linda, CA 92887
Phone: 800 630 2880
Fax: 800 6302808

LifePoint, Inc.
1205 South Dupont St.
Ontario, CA 91761

Loss Prevention Associates, Inc.
9550 Warner Ave., Suite 250
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Phone: 714-593-2323
Fax: 714-593-2383

The Management Advantage, Inc.
P.O. Box 3708
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
925-671-0404

Mega Group Private Investigations Inc.
1903 W. Silverlake Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90039
Phone: 323.665.4600

MeritPro
449 W. Stocker Street
Glendale, CA 91202
Phone: 818-543-7600
Fax: 818-543-3211

Merlin Information Services
215 South Complex Drive
Kalispell, MT 59901
Phone: 800-367-6646

Mobile Occupational Services, Inc.
11687 Hesperia Rd.
Hesperia, CA 92345
Phone: 760-244-6886

Moore Information Services, Inc.
409 N. Pacific Coast Hwy., #469
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Phone: 800-906-4647

MysterySolvers
P.O. Box 971
Seaside, CA 93955
Phone: 831-915-8296

National Creditors Connection Inc.
14 Orchard #200
Lake Forest, CA 92782
Phone: 800.300.6763
Fax: 800.711.6346

NOWPI/Blue Systems Investigators
27184 Ortega Highway, Suite 204
San Juan Capistrano CA 92675
Phone: (714) 592-8000

OHS Health & Safety Services, Inc.
1835 Newport Boulevard, Suite D-258
Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Phone: 949-764-9307

Owens & Associates Investigation
2245 San Diego Ave., Suite 225
San Diego, CA 92110-2942
Phone: (619) 297-1343
Toll Free: (800) 297-1343

Paramount Investigative Services
P.O. Box 2347
Pasadena, CA 91102
Phone: 877-456-7726
Fax: 877-789-7272

Payrolling.Com
4626 Albuquerque St.
San Diego, CA 92109
Phone: (858) 270-8555
Toll-Free: (800) 691-3075
Fax: (877) 277-9675

People Diligence
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Phone: +1 (949) 334-2183

PeopleFind.com
6230 Wilshire Blvd., PMB# 46
Los Angeles, CA 90048

Personnel Screening Services (PSS)
2281 West 205th Street, Suite 106
Torrance, CA 90501
Toll-Free: (877) 385-3200
Fax: (877) 385-3300

Picore & Associates Inc.
4570 Van Nuys Blvd., Ste. 348
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Phone: 818.990.4476

Plexus Global, LLC.
19340 Jesse Lane, Suite 280
Riverside, CA 92508
Phone: (951) 335-4900

Plexus Global
19069 Van Buren Blvd. Suite 114,
468 Riverside, California 92508
Toll-free: (844) 516-1008
Local: (951) 335-4900

PreciseCheck, LLC
23801 Calabasas Road
Suite #2001
Calabasas, CA 91302
Phone: (818) 230-7885

PreScreen Solutions Inc.
710 Rimpau Avenue, Suite 205
Corona, CA 92879
Phone: 951.738.0057
Fax: 951.738.0221

Primo Investigations
8383 Center Drive, Ste. J
La Mesa, CA 91942
Phone: (619) 980-3722

Professional eAccess Network, Inc.
5217 Marina Pacifica Drive South
Long Beach, CA 90803
Phone: 562-431-6919

Proverify LLC
23640 Magic Mountain Parkway, Suite 406
Valencia, CA 91355-2179
Phone: (661) 799-7445
Fax: (661) 290-2920

Records Search.Com
18375 Ventura Blvd., #280
Tarzana, CA 91356
P.O. Box 570109
Tarzana, CA 91357
Phone: (818) 745-1212
Fax: (818) 745-1260

Riedel-Graham Investigations
Hayward, CA 94544
Phone: (510) 589-3588
Fax: (510) 441-1113

RJI Services Inc
2219 West Olive #295
Burbank, CA 91506
Phone: 818-846-5038

Robert & Associates
28475 Old Town Front Street, Suite E
Temecula, CA 92590
Phone: (909) 506-3830
Fax: (909) 506-3868

Scherzer International
21650 Oxnard Street, Suite 300
Woodland Hills, CA 91367-4989
Phone: (818) 227-2590
Toll-Free: (866) SCFACTS
Fax: (818) 227-6290

The Screening Pros, LLC
7301 Topanga Canyon Blvd,
Canoga Park, CA 91303
Phone: (818) 444-5252

SecuriCheck, LLC
1900 S. Norfolk Street, Suite 350
San Mateo, CA 94403
Phone: (650) 577-5929

Securus Background Checks, LLC
12463 Rancho Bernardo Rd., #164
San Diego, CA 92128-2143
Phone: 858-592-4191

Siedow & Associates
Investigations & Custom Legal Support Services
2629 Foothill Blvd., #262
La Crescenta, CA 91214
Toll-Free: (800) 448-6431

SmartHire
2250 Lindsay Way
Glendora, CA 91742
Toll-Free: (800) 599-9202
Fax: (800) 599-9212

Stealth Partners Inc.
3844 W. Channel Islands Beach PMB 171
Channel Islands Har., CA 93035
Phone: 877.798.7025
Fax: 877.739.5101

StudentBackgroundScreening.com
1240 E. Ontario Ave., Suite 102-140
Corona, CA 92881
Phone: (888) 649-6272 (inside the US and Canada)
(951) 734-8882

Talon Executive Services, Inc
Orange County, CA
P. O. Box 8509
Fountain Valley, CA 92728
Phone: (714) 434-7476
Fax: (714) 434-7350

Task Force Consulting & Security
A division of Martin Investigative Services, a Professional Corporation
2400 E. Katella Ave., Suite 675
Anaheim, CA 92806-5961
Phone: (800) 588-507
Fax: (714) 939-1020

ThirdEyeChecks
5850 W 3rd St,
Los Angeles, CA 90036, United States
Phone: 1-800-476-3708

trustHR | GObackgrounds
RJS Law Building
303 A Street, Suite 307
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 1-888-462-2251

Truview BSI, LLC
444 E. Huntington Dr., Suite 305
Arcadia, CA 91006
Phone: 714.512.3412
Mobile: 714.341.1522
Fax: 516.686.0635

Unisource Screening
P.O. Box 159
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91729
Phone: (909) 980-3311
Toll-Free: (800) 525-6972
Fax: (909) 980-5566

USA-FACT, Inc.
6200 Box Springs Blvd.
Riverside, CA 92507
Toll-Free: 800-547-0263
Phone: 951-656-7800
Fax: 951-656-3336

U.S. Background Screening, Inc.
638 Lindero Canyon Rd.
Oak Park, CA 91377
Phone: (866) 777-1322

U.S. Search
5401 Beethoven Street
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Toll-Free: (800) 877-3272
Toll-Free: (877) 327-2450
Fax: (310) 823-5726

Veritable Screening
3415 South Sepulveda Blvd.
Suite 1100
Los Angeles, California, 90034
Phone: 310-356-7001
Fax: 424-777-2608

Veriworks, LLC
P.O. Box 1315
Orange, CA 92866
Ph: (888) 243-6088

The World Protection Group
314 N. Robertson Blvd.
PMB-776
Beverly Hills, CA 90211
Phone: 310-550-4319
Fax: 310-550-4367

The Workthreat Group, LLC
Newport Beach & San Jose
Office (949) 951-1316 x 701
Fax: (949) 203-2803

USAFact Global Screening Services
6240 Box Springs Blvd.
Riverside, CA 92507
Toll-Free: 888.869.4396

Your Own Private Eye
12335 Santa Monica Blvd., #203
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone: (310) 472-3007
Toll Free: (877) 855-6500
Fax: (310) 388-5670

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The geographic reach of background screening companies in California ranges from providers that focus on delivering services locally or within a U.S. region while others provide services worldwide. There are several important criteria you should consider based on the geographic scope you expect to need support for. First, you should match the capability of the background screening firm to the broadest geographic recruiting scope that you have. This is important so that you don’t have a recruiting assignment outside of the scope of coverage of the provider you have selected. Of course, an alternative approach is to use a second provider to handle special recruiting assignment although this will means administering the services of multiple vendors. You also will need to understand the varying turnaround times for delivery results of the background check for different geographic areas. There will be some minor differences in turnaround time across the U.S. due to background screening firms needing to interface with different state and local courts that have varying ways of doing business, different hours of operations and schedules. In general, turnaround times should be within 72 hours, although many firms will have shorter times and some longer. For international background checks the time period is going to be much longer and will vary by country.

Background screening companies in California must comply not only with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), but also state specific laws that govern consumer reporting agencies and background screening firms. Be sure that the background screening company you choose not only is in compliance, but also will provide you with the necessary support for your company to be in compliance as well. To read more about States’ FCRA Type Laws go to CRAHelpDesk.com’s State Register.

Many states have requirements that go beyond the FCRA which you should be familiar with.

The following is a partial listing of some areas that some states’ regulate that may impact how you go about conducting background checks.

As of the end of 2012, 35 bills in 17 states and the District of Columbia were pending in the 2012 legislative session relating to the use of credit information in employment. Out of the total 35 bills, 34 addressed restrictions on the use of credit information in employment decisions. The total number of states that limit employers’ use of credit information in employment is now eight: California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Oregon, Vermont and Washington. Washington enacted legislation in 2007, Hawaii enacted legislation in 2009, Illinois and Oregon enacted legislation in 2010. California, Connecticut and Maryland enacted legislation in 2011. Vermont enacted its legislation in 2012. To read more go to Use of Credit Information in Employment.

To support ex-offender reintegration into society, some states have adopted policies that encourage employment opportunities for eligible applicants. A Connecticut law declares that, “the ability of re­turned offenders to find meaningful employment is directly related to their normal functioning in the community,” and therefore prohibits denial of public employment or a professional license based solely on a prior conviction. At least 27 states limit or prohibit the use of criminal records in public or private employment and for licensing eligibility. To read more go to Ban the Box laws creating opportunities for ex-offenders.

Many states have also implemented laws to allow criminal records to be expunged with the goal to increase the opportunities for ex-offenders to find employment. To read more go to states focus on crime records expungement.

States have varying laws that regulate the practices of consumer reporting agencies including Private Investigator requirements. Some states require a consumer reporting agency to have a PI license to be authorized to conduct background investigations. To find out more see the Guide to Private Investigator State Licensing Laws

Whether you are looking for a background screening firm in California or another state it is very important to conduct a thorough due diligence because finding a background screening firm is only half of the battle. Selecting the right background screening company to meet your unique business requirements is the other part of the decision that frequently challenges employers. To help you with conducting your due diligence we have developed a comprehensive guide that will help you identify the critical components you should consider in selecting a background screening firm. If you need additional assistance one of our expert background screening consultants will be happy to help you with the selection process.

the Comprehensive Guide for Selecting a Background Screening Firm

Our goal is to help you find background screening companies in California or where ever you are seeking to find a background screening provider and best of all, we make it easy with our State by State listings in the U.S. Background Screening Resource Center and country listings in the International Background Screening Resource Center. Please let us know if you need any additional help searching for background screening companies in California or anywhere in the world.

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