Employers commonly conduct background checks on prospective employees in various areas that they may think relevant when deciding whether to hire an individual for a job. Yet, federal, state, and ...

You probably had to go through a background screening for one or more jobs in your career. Your employer-to-be might have told you they’d be running a background check, made you sign some ...

Employment Screening Resources (ESR), announced the release of the ESR Safe Hiring Certification Training, an intensive 30-hour online educational and professional development course in safe hiring ...

The key to limiting employee problems is to avoid hiring problem employees by conducting pre-employment screening. Advances in technology have led to a new pre-employment screening option for ...

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The legal bill for AI candidate screening is arriving, and it's addressed to employers—not vendors.

CHAPIN, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brand Kraken, a pioneering force in the background screening industry, is proud to announce the official launch of its comprehensive global employment background ...

Criminal record checks are at four-year highs in North America, Asia, EMEA and Latin America. Drug screening is common in North America; the US has seen many states loosen rules on marijuana.

Tonka Bay Equity Partners has made an investment in Orange Tree Employment Screening LLC, a provider of background screening services. No financial terms were disclosed. MINNETONKA, MN (February 2, ...

In recent years, and especially in 2025 and early 2026, the compliance picture has changed dramatically. As a result, ...