Background screening: Unmasking a hidden threat
Excerpted from a UBS Blog by Patrick Kolb According to an article recently published in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) newspaper, North Korean IT experts are applying for jobs in […]
Winter is here – inclement weather and background checks
As they ominously say, “Winter is coming.” Actually, it’s already here! The winter of 2025 is wreaking havoc on employment background checks. More specifically, the winter weather has caused more courts […]
National landlords’ screening process inspires lawsuit
Excerpted from an NBC News article by Gretchen Morgenson Two large private-equity-backed landlords discriminated against prospective tenants by relying on screening systems reporting inaccurate information about applicants’ previous evictions and […]
To avoid background check, man claims he’s undercover cop
We ran across an interesting case in Florida where a man claimed to be an undercover police officer to avoid a background check. The man was arrested last week by […]