How to Complete Adverse Action

Suppose your company has job vacancies to fill. In that case, it is a pretty standard procedure to run an employment background check. This utilizes a consumer reporting agency (CRA) that compiles employee background screening information. After receiving all the employee background check data from the employment screening company, the Human Resource Department will make a hiring decision.  The next …

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2020 Begins With a Marijuana High in Illinois

How will the 2020 Illinois’ Recreational Marijuana Law Impact Illinois Business Owners and Employers? Illinois boarded the magic bus this year and enacted legislation that will legalize the consumption of cannabis on January 1, 2020.  Although this law is a long-awaited win for the marijuana loving community, it has brought more questions than answers for Illinois business owners and employers. …

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MBI Worldwide’s Purpose Partner, CrisisGo- SAFE CLASSROOM

As one of MBI Worldwide’s valued educational institution-based clients, we thought you might be interested in the emergency safety features of one of our purpose-partners, CrisisGo – Safe Classroom Emergency Alerting System, a free application connecting people and organizations through safety networks. And yes, it really is free! The CrisisGo app was created by a group of innovative people who …

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EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND SCREENING COMPLIANCE AND BEST PRACTICES CHECKLIST

Are you practicing safe and compliant employee background screening? Kandi Chapman, President and Founder of MBI Worldwide, has compiled a quick and simple Checklist to help keep you and your organization protected in your background screening practices. Employee Background Screening Best Practices Checklist  ⇒ I HAVE APPLICANTS SIGN TWO SEPARATE DOCUMENTS; ONE AUTHORIZATION FORM AND ONE DISCLOSURE FORM. ⇒ I KNOW WHAT …

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MBI Worldwide Once Again Receives Top Customer Satisfaction Rating By HRO Today Baker’s Dozen Publication

MBI Worldwide–a NAPBS-accredited provider of customized global employment screening solutions, receives another top customer satisfaction rating in the 2017 HRO Today Baker’s Dozen publication.  This publication recognizes employee background check and screening firms that excel in the overall breadth of service they provide to customers. ST. PETERSBURG, FL. December 2, 2017–MBI Worldwide is once again ranked in the HRO Today Baker’s …

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Social Media in the Workplace

Social media has become a way of life for many of us. The Pew Research Center says 70 percent of Americans use social media to stay connected and Facebook just announced today that it had over two billion users. In fact, you probably found this blog via the MBI Worldwide Facebook or Twitter pages. But are you reading this post …

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What You Need to Know About Consent and Disclosure Forms

Consent and Disclosure For employers, the (EEOC) U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s criminal background screening guidance has created not only mass confusion, but serious hiring uncertainties on exactly how to conduct criminal background checks without significant legal risk to your organization. Using proper consent and disclosure forms during your hiring process is one crucial step to staying out of a class-action …

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Three Topics To Evaluate Before Implementing the New Overtime Law Into Your Small Business

Everyone has heard about the new overtime law that was due to go into effect in early December.  Although the new overtime rules have been halted temporarily, once they do go into effect the changes will more than double the salary threshold for eligible employees and will affect about 4.2 million workers in this country. Here are a few topics that small business owners need to evaluate prior …