2025 Predictions: Clean Slate Laws, ID Fraud, AI Compliance
Excerpted from a Forbes article by Alonzo Martinez As 2025 begins, employers face a rapidly evolving landscape in hiring and background screening shaped by legislative developments, technological advancements, and emerging […]
A few best practices for background screening
The rules they are a changing, as we like to say at GroupOne Background Screening. But new laws are a constant in our industry, with key regulatory changes taking place […]
A Clean Slate—to What Effect?
Excerpted from a City Journal Blog by Robert VerBruggen In recent years, legislators and advocates have repeatedly sought to make people with criminal records more employable, including by wiping out […]
A few 2023 challenges for background screenings
Though 2023 is not unique when it comes to background screening challenges – our business is constantly evolving – employers should note some of the hot issues this year. Last year, the CFPB raised concerns about inaccurate identity matching and is considering a rule to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to improve such screenings.