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Tips and Tools to Help CRAs Screen for Fake Healthcare Diplomas

By Nick Fishman, CMO, Inform Data

The field of nursing requires a high level of education and training, and a nursing diploma is a valuable credential that represents the success of becoming a professional. Unfortunately, there are people who are willing to create and sell fake nursing diplomas. Recently more than 7,600 aspiring nurses cheated the […]

Expungements and Sealed Records

By Derek Hinton, President, CRAzoom

If so ordered, a county court will actually seal or expunge the record. So, when you go to the court, the expunged or sealed record is not there. You, in turn, do not report the record that has been sealed or expunged. 

Now, if you are a CRA that reports “criminal records” […]

Are you Complying with FCRA Human Trafficking Regulation Requirements for CRAs?

By W. Barry Nixon, COO, PreemploymentDirectory.com

Are you aware that background checking firms are now required by federal law to block requested derogatory information from a background check report that is requested by a victim of human trafficking? 

In December 2021, President Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law, which included the Debt Bondage Repair […]

Remote Workforce Policy

By Derek Hinton, President of CRAzoom

The COVID pandemic changed some things temporarily and some things for the immediate future. One of the things that has not gone back to pre-pandemic levels is the increased use of a more remote workforce. 

We’ve discussed in the past few articles how having remote workers does not prohibit PBSA Accreditation, […]

Global Screening: A Business Growth Opportunity for CRAs

The Editorial Team

October 11, 2022

Today the workforce is more diverse than ever. Most large companies have active programs to promote diversity while hiring. A major contributor to the professional workforce diversity are foreign nationals. The two main sources that feed immigrants into the professional and technical workforce is:

Candidates who come to pursue their education […]

How Fair Chance Hiring Represents a Unique Differentiating Opportunity for CRAs

by Krisy Bucher, Sr. Director, Marketing Programs, Equifax Workplace Solutions

Millions of Americans struggle to find work because of a previous interaction with the criminal justice system. This is a significant obstacle facing the one-third of Americans who fit this description, especially for those who were incarcerated. Research suggests that the formerly incarcerated are […]

Remote Workforce Policy

Derek Hinton, President of CRAzoom

The COVID pandemic changed some things temporarily and some things for the immediate future. One of the things that has not gone back to pre-pandemic levels is the increased use of a more remote workforce. 

We’ve discussed in the past few articles how having remote workers does not prohibit PBSA Accreditation, but […]

Is Fair Chance Hiring a Business Opportunity Knocking at Your Door?

By W. Barry Nixon, COO, PreemploymentDirectory.com

Throughout history there are always pivotal moments when the current way of thinking starts to change, and new paradigms emerge. I see a groundswell of focus on fair chance hiring that suggest to me we may be on the cusp of the old view, ‘we don’t hire convicted felons,’ falling […]

Popular Drug Test Cheat Devices & How to Combat Them

By Sarah Davis, NDASA assistant and registered drug test collector

Where there is testing, unfortunately, there is also cheating. We are living in the golden age of products that claim to help an individual pass a drug screen. Cheat devices are available from private sellers online, but they are also widely available in places as accessible to the […]

A Quick Guide to Help Background Screening Firms Select the Right Insurance Policy to Meet Their Needs

Background screening is a highly litigious area of business and having the right insurance coverage in place will not only help you sleep better at night, but also help protect your business. 

According to Good Jobs First, a 22-year-old non-profit based in Washington DC focusing on government and corporate accountability over the last decade, employers and background […]