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Strategies for Overcoming County Criminal Records Search Delays in Background Checks

Background screening is a critical component of ensuring the safety and integrity of the workforce, but there is a challenge faced by the background screening industry: the increased prevalence of county courthouses redacting dates of birth from criminal records at their public access terminals. This leads to the need to conduct physical searches, which can […]

The Case for Rescreening

Periodically rescreening employees in either a time-based, event-based, or contractual way could help mitigate risk. Doing so can demonstrate a concern for the safety of customers and employees, protect brand reputation, maintain customer loyalty and trust, and mitigate the risk of financial loss. There are several services that should be included such as the criminal […]

2023 Trends Report: Turbocharged Insights

The First Advantage 2023 ScreeningTrends Report examines the ebb and flow of screening choices. Learn how best-in-class organizations plan to fine tune their screening processes and transform their candidate experience.

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The Case for Rescreening

Periodically rescreening employees in either a time-based, event-based, or contractual way could help mitigate risk. Doing so can demonstrate a concern for the safety of customers and employees, protect brand reputation, maintain customer loyalty and trust, and mitigate the risk of financial loss. There are several services that should be included such as the criminal […]

Using Advanced Tech to Navigate the Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse has had a significant impact on the trucking regulatory landscape. According to Michael Precia, president and chief strategy officer at Fleetworthy Solutions, the first challenge is understanding what the Clearinghouse does and its wide impact on all CDL drivers who operate commercial motor vehicles […]

More Workers are Testing Positive for Marijuana – And Cheating on Drug Screens

The increase in marijuana legalization has brought with it a rise in U.S. workers testing positive for the substance. Specifically, marijuana positivity has increased 4.5% in 2023, up from 4.3% in 2022 and 3.1% in 2019, according to Quest Diagnostics. There has also been a significant rise in tampering with workplace drug tests through either […]

An Employer’s Guide to Finding a Background Screening Vendor

Your background check partner doesn’t feel like the perfect match anymore. Now what?

If it’s starting to feel less like instant butterflies and more like it’s complicated, it might be time to look for a new background screening provider.

Don’t let a vendor’s red flags go unnoticed. Don’t let the green flags pass you by.

We break it all down for […]

The Evolving Landscape of Employee Background Verification 2024 and Beyond

Over the past two years, significant trends have emerged pertaining to the background screening industry. First, there has been a surge in the adoption of technology and automation, with 82 percent of HR professionals reporting its use in some aspect of the background verification process. There has been an emergence of deepfakes, hyper-realistic audio and […]

What is Fentanyl?

Typically used to treat patients with severe pain, fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid that is similar to morphine but is 50 to 100 times more potent. Synthetic opioids are now the most common drugs involved in drug overdose deaths in the United States. Fentanyl can be prescribed for use as a shot, patch, or […]

Reports of THC Exposure to US Poison Center Increased by 89%

A study that was published in Clinical Toxicology has shown that the number of cases related to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) reported to the US Poison Control Center has increased by 89.1 percent between 2021 and 2022. For the study, researchers investigated the characteristics of exposures to delta-8, delta-9, and delta-10 tetrahydrocannabinol, as well as tetrahydrocannabinol-O acetate, […]