Target to pay $3.7 Million in settlement over job-screening policies

Excerpted from The Wall Street Journal article by Maria Armental Target Corporation has agreed to pay more than $3.7 million and overhaul job-screening guidelines for hourly workers to resolve a […]
14 bad hiring practices

Excerpted from a Forbes article The hiring process is long, involved and expensive. There are a lot of different hoops to jump through, including creating an ad that draws in […]
What cannot be included in a Background Check report?

The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) sets national standards for employment screening. This law only applies to background checks performed by an outside company such as GroupOne Background Screening, […]
Background Checks: Keep required disclosures simple!

By David Lincicum of the Federal Trade Commission If your company gets background information on prospective employees, it’s likely you’re covered by the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Before you get […]