September 19, 2018: A revised version of “A Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act” dispute form was released on September 12, 2018 by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and all employers and background check companies have one week to comply. MBI Worldwide has integrated this new Summary of Rights form into our online applicant portal …
FCRA Certified Team – MBI Worldwide Background Checks
In the employee background check industry, FCRA Certification Equals Better Compliance. In addition to MBI Worldwide’s accreditation with the National Association of Professional Background Screeners, it is also required that our department leaders hold FCRA Basic Certification and our Management Team hold FCRA Advanced Certification. This FCRA certification demonstrates a basic understanding of compliance for Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies. FCRA …
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 …
Are You Employment Background Check Savvy?
As an HR Manager, do you think you are background check savvy? Take our quick employment background check trivia quiz to find out if you really do know your stuff! Q1 – What percentage of employers conduct background checks? 67% 96% 83% 52% Q2 – Authorization and Disclosure forms can be combined per the FCRA. True False Q3 – What …
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 …
Reminder: Los Angeles Ban the Box Ordinance Takes Effect January 22, 2017
In December, 2016, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed into law a Ban the Box ordinance called the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring that requires employers to remove questions about criminal history from job applications and restricts them from asking job applicants about criminal convictions until after a conditional offer of employment is made. The L.A. Ban the Box Ordinance is …
MBI Worldwide’s Kim Cox Receives Advanced FCRA Certification
(Posted 1/6/17) Kim Cox, Senior Support Staff at MBI Worldwide, received her Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Advanced Certification in December 2016. The FCRA Advanced Certification Program is intended for employment background screening professionals looking to demonstrate a commitment to compliance within their organization. The Advanced Certification Program is open to everyone and is perfect for individuals in compliance or legal …
BEGIN 2017 STRONG WITH ANNUAL RE-SCREENING OF CURRENT EMPLOYEES
Does “Bob in Bookkeeping” Have His Hand in Your Pocketbook? The Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) Research Department estimates that 69% of companies in the United States conduct some level of background check on new employees. As of 2012, most of these background checks are conducted after a contingent offer of employment. In 2009, “Bob in Bookkeeping” got a job for one …
LEGISLATION UPDATE: State Legislatures Begin to Focus on Salary History
New Massachusetts law goes into effect July 1, 2018 By NAPBS Partner Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld and NAPBS’ Government Relations Committee Recently, several state legislatures have introduced bills that seek to prohibit employers from seeking or inquiring about an applicant’s past salary history. The intent of these bills is to prevent wage discrimination between workers who perform equal job functions, namely …
COMPLIANCE AND EFFICIENCY: Does Your Employment Screening Vendor Have Your Back?
As HR Professionals we get comfortable with our employment screening vendors, trusting they are taking care of us. That’s what we pay them for, right? We know they will have our back, feed us the important information we need, keep us compliant and safe in our screening practices. But, do we really know if they are doing that? They …
