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From Pre-employment Screening to Post-employment Interviews: Strategies for Making Mental Health & Wellness a Priority Throughout the Employee Lifecycle

Sterling Check

Research by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) found that the number of adults reporting symptoms of anxiety or depression rose from 10% in 2019 to 40% in 2020. Knowing that an employer wants you as part of the team can be a real confidence booster. Consider two important parts at the start of the process: recruitment and screening.

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InfoMart’s Top HR & Background Screening Blogs of 2019

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December 17 2019. Throughout 2019, I’ve used this blog as a platform to educate, inform, and improve employers’ and candidates’ understanding of background screening. Throughout 2019, I’ve used this blog as a platform to educate, inform, and improve employers’ and candidates’ understanding of background screening.

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7 Compliance Questions That Keep HR Professionals Up at Night

Sterling Check

Question 1: What’s happening with hiring laws at state and local levels? Consider the slew of ban-the-box, fair chance hiring laws, and restrictions on the type of information you can consider in background checks. In general, best practice is to wait on asking about criminal history until a conditional offer of employment is made.

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7 Compliance Questions That Keep HR Professionals Up at Night

Sterling Check

Question 1: What’s happening with hiring laws at state and local levels? Consider the slew of ban-the-box, fair chance hiring laws, and restrictions on the type of information you can consider in background checks. In general, best practice is to wait on asking about criminal history until a conditional offer of employment is made.

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Marijuana Legislation HR Leaders Need to Know About

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In November 2019, the House Judiciary Committee made history when it advanced the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, becoming the first congressional body to vote favorably for a marijuana descheduling bill.

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Crimcheck successfully completed a System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2® Type II examination

Crimcheck | Pre-Employment & Background Check Information

Ben Osbrach, CISSP, CISA, QSA, CICP, CCSFP, partner-in-charge of Skoda Minotti’s risk advisory group says, “We were excited to continue our audit relationship with Crimcheck on the completion of their 2019 SOC 2 Type II. Formed in 1991, Crimcheck has helped over 12,000 companies with their pre-employment screening processes.

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The Top Asian Country with Background Screening Complexities

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It also highlights how local companies in South Korea are neglecting crucial information that can help with making safe and accurate hiring decisions for the long-term. The 2019 scandal involving the child of a South Korean politician and a university professor highlights the severity of the fraudulent credential epidemic in South Korea.