Background check challenges for 2026

Happy New Year! And with a new year comes new challenges. Such challenges in 2026 center on steering through the intricate state and local laws involving Ban the Box, marijuana legality […]
The “Seven-Year Rule” – when does it apply?

Wow, what a mess. As reported late last week, it appears the former superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools who was charged in a federal indictment with falsely claiming to […]
The 10 most common background screening mistakes

No one’s perfect, right? We make mistakes. But when it comes to background screening of your job candidates and employees, a mistake could have severe consequences. At GroupOne Background Screening, […]
Last name of “Smith” leads to teacher being wrongly ID’d

Excerpted from an ABC 7 News Story by Stephanie Sierra and Renee Koury It was a very ”unwelcome to California” for a new schoolteacher in San Jose. She and her family […]