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Don’t lose top talent because your background check company has a slow turn-around time Who We Are MBI Worldwide is an Employee Background Check Company offering compliant employment screening and safe hiring management solutions. A trusted source for background checks for employers. We pride ourselves on excellent customer service, integrity, quick turnaround and accuracy of the information, secure online account …

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How MBI Worldwide Can Save You Millions of Dollars in Class Action Litigation?

A Simple “How-To” in Processing Adverse Action When you utilize employment background screening during your hiring process, you are taking the first step in precautionary means to protect your customers and employees. But what happens when that employment background check report yields negative results? The next move seems obvious: Move on with the next applicant!  Right? Not exactly. If your …

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ADVERSE ACTION: Better Safe Than Sorry…or Sued

Letting a job applicant go with flaws on their background check may be easy to quickly dismiss. If a background check discloses a current employee with a criminal history, you might think it’s as simple as terminating that person. But that’s not the case. These job candidates and employees are protected by the FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting Act). It’s essential for HR …

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Austin Becomes First city in Texas to Ban the Box

Ban the Box Update:   On March 24, 2016, the City Council in Austin, TX passed the Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance, which will prohibit most employers from asking questions about or considering an individual’s criminal history until after making a conditional offer of employment.   Once criminal background information is obtained, Austin employers are prohibited from taking adverse action without first …

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ADVERSE ACTION: STAY SHARP, HR

If your company has job vacancies to fill, it is a pretty standard procedure to run an employment background check utilizing 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 then make a hiring decision. If employment is denied based on any …

Brian D. Chapman, CEO, Keynote Speaker

Brian D. Chapman, CEO of MBI Worldwide is currently scheduling speaking engagements for the Summer 2016 Human Resources Conference and Meeting Season. KEYNOTE:  Brian Chapman, CEO With over 18 years experience in the employee background check industry, Brian has built MBI Worldwide, Inc. into a leading brand in the national employee screening circuit. He brings with him a dynamic personality, as well as incredible management experience and knowledge of safe hiring …

LEGISLATIVE ALERT: COMPANY PAYS OVER $700K TO JOB APPLICANT

HR People, did you hear the one about the guy that walked in for an interview, his background came back wrong, he never received adverse action, then the company paid him $700k? Not funny, is it? What just happened here folks, is ANOTHER class action lawsuit.

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Your Job Candidate Has a Criminal History: Now What?

So your candidate has a criminal history…now what??? According to the BJS (Bureau of Justice Statistics), almost one third of Americans have a criminal history on file. What do you do when your applicant’s background report comes back with a record? Here are some key points to keep in mind when addressing each criminal record. Using a Hiring Model or …