Contributor: Brian Chapman, CEO MBI Worldwide, Inc. Background checks are often requested by employers on job applicants. These checks are done especially on candidates seeking positions that require high security or in “positions of trust”, such as in a school, hospital, financial institution, airport, or government agency. These checks are traditionally administered by private companies, sometimes for as low as …
Pot, Marijuana, Grass, Cannabis – Whatever It’s Called, It’s Still Not Safe In the Workplace
Article contributed by: K. Chapman President & Founder, MBI Worldwide, Inc. Four states in this country, and the District of Columbia, allow the recreational use of marijuana. On July 1, Oregon joined Alaska, Washington and Colorado in legalizing the drug for people over the age of 21. Many other states allow the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Either circumstance raises …
Background Checks and Diploma Mills
A background check or background investigation is the process of looking up and compiling criminal records, commercial records and financial records. Background checks are often requested by employers on job candidates, especially on candidates seeking a position that requires high security or a position of trust, such as in a school, hospital, financial institution, airport, and government. These checks …
FAIR CHANCE ACT PASSED IN NEW YORK CITY
On June 30, 2015, Mayor Bill De Blasio signed into law the Fair Chance Act, a “Ban the Box” law that prohibits private employers in New York City from inquiring about applicants’ past criminal convictions until a conditional offer of employment has been made. Under the Fair Chance Act (the “Act”) an employer may ask about an applicant’s criminal history and …
Oregon To Join The Growing National Trend To “Ban The Box” In Hiring Practices
Oregon will soon become the seventh state to enact “ban the box” legislation prohibiting private employers from inquiring about the criminal histories of a job applicant on employment applications. On June 25, 2015, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed into law House Bill 3025. This bill makes it unlawful employment practice for an employer to exclude an applicant from an initial …
Ban the What? Oh, #BanTheBox
By now, almost everyone, HR related or not, has heard of “Ban the Box”. It is a movement that is endorsed by both state and national levels of various movements which is meant to safeguard those with past convictions an opportunity at employment. Does the Ban the box movement effect hiring companies and background check companies?? Yes it most certainly does. …
Nevada Revises Law – No Time Limitation For Reporting Criminal Convictions
Last week, Nevada Governor Sandoval signed S.B. 409, which revised the law pertaining to the preparation of background reports by consumer reporting agencies. The most notable revision in S.B. 409 is the elimination of the 7-year reporting restriction for criminal convictions, meaning in Nevada there is no longer a time limitation for which a criminal conviction may be reported. (Here …
INSTANT BACKGROUND CHECKS EQUALS INSTANT TROUBLE
Let’s be honest. We live in an instant gratification world. Where a single 140-character post can be delivered to millions in moments, and transferring and sending money can be done at a push of a button. We want things and we want them done yesterday, however instant does not always equal accurate. When it comes to employee background checks, saving …
Maiden Names, Nicknames and AKA’s…. OH MY!
When ordering an employment background check from an Employment Screening Company, it is important to order it using the correct name of the applicant you are wanting the criminal report on. If you believe that criminal names are stored under a person’s social security number, you have been misled. This is a common misconception that many people do not realize …
MBI’s Committed Customer Service
Hello from your data entering friend at MBI ☺, it is my job to enter the “paper requests” we get from our clients, and look for potential issues with a request. While I’m fairly new to MBI Worldwide, here’s what I can tell you so far. When companies tell you they will make something a priority and give it their …
