A recent lawsuit raises questions and caveats to the FCRA rule that grants job applicants a right to dispute the accuracy of background checks before an employer rescinds a job offer. Opinions ...

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For many companies, running a background check on a prospective employee is the final step before making a hire. A school might run a background check to make sure a potential teacher is properly ...

As the economy emerges from the pandemic, hiring has been on the rebound, and with it, employment background screening. According to the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA), ...

The dispute in Kinder v. TransUnion Rental Screening Solutions, Inc. is one of several cases centered on allegedly errant background checks over the past year. Two such cases involved HR services firm ...

Companies are looking a whole lot deeper than just your social media posts when they do a background check. Companies doing background checks on job seekers who've applied to work for them is not ...

Johnny C. Taylor Jr., a human-resources expert, is tackling your questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's ...

Does anybody know the policy on Accenture? Will they hire me with a misdemeanor dui which was 2 years ago? I have a job offer but it is contingent on a background check. I didn't have to fill out any ...

A unanimous three-judge panel ruled that although the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) gives job applicants the right to explain the accuracy and context of background checks, it does not grant them a ...