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We offer a comprehensive list of pre-employment background checks and verification services to help companies screen applicants and hire with confidence. We offer the flexibility of ordering services individually or establishing a standard screening program, which our experienced staff can help you design.
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Verifications
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Civil
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delays from some counties
Search Descriptions
Civil
Federal Court Search (District)
· Search of Federal district courts for
civil cases involving alleged violations of federal statutes
or constitutional rights. Cases may be brought by individuals,
companies or governmental entities seeking monetary damages,
an injunction, and/or another remedy provided by law. Case
information will include the party name, case
title, the court in which the case is located, case number,
filing date, nature of suit and closing date.
Civil
Federal Court Search (Nationwide)
· Search of U.S. Federal districts for civil
cases involving alleged violations of federal statutes or
constitutional rights. This nationwide search covers all U.S.
Federal districts excluding Alaska, Guam, Idaho, New Mexico
and Northern Marina Islands. Cases may be brought by
individuals, companies or governmental entities seeking
monetary damages, an injunction, and/or another remedy
provided by law. Case information will include the party name, case title, the court in which the case is
located, case number, filing date, nature of suit and closing
date.
Civil
Superior Court Search
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Search by Plaintiff, Defendant, Attorney,
or Case Number of Superior Court filings of $25,000 or
greater. We can also search civil municipal court
records (cases under $25,000), but do not recommend the
search as civil records contain individuals' names only with
no other identifiers.
Credit
History
· We recommend Credit History reports for employees that can affect the company financially. This necessarily includes all employees in accounting functions, but may also include other employees that may, for example, be entrusted with a corporate credit or purchasing card. The credit history reports we conduct are designed for employment purposes, so they do not count as an inquiry on the individual’s report or reveal either date of birth or a credit score. The report includes verification of the applicants’ name, their current address and two previous addresses, current phone number, current employer, up to three previous employers, and any aliases associated with the Social Security Number. The credit summary portion of the report contains the complete file including public records (i.e., liens, judgments, etc.), collection accounts, current or previous delinquent accounts, types of credit, total indebtedness, and “profile” (i.e., account charged off, repossessed, etc.).
Criminal Federal Court Search (District)
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Search of Federal district courts for
convictions of crimes that occurred on federal property and
convictions of federal laws such as tax evasion, mail and wire
fraud, drug trafficking, immigration law violations and postal
offenses. Records provide a criminal history from the date of
disposition, parole or release from imprisonment.
Criminal Federal Court Search (Nationwide)
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Search of U.S. Federal districts for
convictions of crimes that occurred on federal property and
convictions of federal laws such as tax evasion, mail and wire
fraud, drug trafficking, immigration law violations and postal
offenses. This nationwide search covers all U.S. Federal
districts excluding Alaska, Guam, Idaho, New Mexico and
Northern Marina Islands. Records provide a criminal history
from the date of disposition, parole or release from
imprisonment.
Criminal
History Report
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County criminal searches are recommended
to protect against workplace violence and employee theft. We
perform searches of current records directly at
local county Superior and Municipal courts. Criminal searches
are available nationwide as well as in the U.S. territories
and Canada. We recommend a search of all counties of residence
and any AKAs that are identified in an applicant's Social
Security Trace. Using our network of researchers, we
access the most current information available and report
felony and misdemeanor convictions based on applicable federal
and state law.
We do not use online or CD-ROM
databases, which may be out of date and inaccurate. The FTC in
a staff opinion letter stated that "an employment
screening service that uses 'stored data' (which may be as
much as 90 days old) does not comply with" the Fair
Credit Reporting Act Section 613(2). State Repositories are
available in some states, but many provide partial or
out-of-date information because they are not frequently
updated. Except where the repository is updated daily, state
repository searches should not replace county criminal
searches.
Education
Verification
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Education verification is recommended for
managerial positions as well as most business office
functions. Statistics reveal that education is one of the
things that applicants falsify most often on employment
applications. We generally verifies college degrees,
unless clients ask that we verify high school also or
“highest degree” earned. Our Education
Verification will report the applicant’s dates of
attendance, graduation date and degree earned. Some
educational institutions will report GPA.
Professional References
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The
Professional Reference includes questions that relate to the
applicant's professionalism, work ethic, and
adaptability.
Employment
Verification
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Past Employment Verification is
recommended for all employees. It is approximated that 40% of
all resumes and employment applications contain falsified
information. Our in-house Reference and Verification
Department offers two employment verifications. Our standard
Employment Verification reports the employer’s name,
applicant’s title, dates of employment, salary history (upon
client’s request), whether they are eligible for rehire, and
we ask for additional comments.
Liens
and Judgments
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County search that shows notices of
default, county and state tax liens, and unlawful detainers.
Military
Service Verification
· Our Reference and Verification
Department verifies the branch of service and current status.
I-9
Verification
- Provide peace of mind that new employees’ Social Security and Immigration documents are valid.
- Simplify and improve the efficiency of your Form I-9 process.
- Substantially decrease human errors in completing I-9 Forms.
- Cost-effectively reduce your exposure to government audits, financial penalties and negative publicity resulting from non-compliance.
- Improve the accuracy of your payroll and tax reporting and virtually eliminate SSA inquiries concerning unmatched Social Security accounts by identifying current employees with fraudulent Social Security numbers.
Driving Records
· While some companies believe driving records should be used only if an applicant will be driving a company car, crimes are not isolated to where we live and work, and We believe motor vehicle information exposes important character issues. By searching an applicant's driving record, we learn about suspended licenses, failures to appear in court and arrest warrants. In addition, drug and alcohol related driving offenses, such as driving under the influence and possession of drugs, may serve as a warning of potential substance abuse problems that can affect job performance.
Medicare/Medicaid
Fraud Report
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The United States Department of Health and
Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) excludes
individuals listed in the Sanction database from working in
Medicare, Medicaid and other Federal health care programs. Our
searches the Cumulative Sanction Report and Debarred
Contractors List from the General Services Administration. If
requested, we can also search the National Practitioner Data
Bank.
Drug and Alcohol Tests
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Check with past employers to obtain
information whether applicant 1) took a drug test, 2) failed
any drug test, or 3) refused any drug test. Pursuant to 49
C.F.R., previous employers must provide information on past
employees' drug and alcohol tests within the two previous
years. Information will provide dates of confirmed positive
tests for drugs, confirmed alcohol test results of 0.04% or
greater, and refusal to take a controlled substance test
within the past two years.
Prior
Employment Verification
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It is not unusual for applicants to
conveniently forget to identify past employers where they were
terminated for cause. Our free Prior Employer Tracking is a
search of past inquiries to identify previous
employers your applicants fail to disclose. We report prior
search inquiries which, when compared to the subject's
application, may indicate the need to research if the subject
was in fact hired by the company.
Professional
License Verification
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Our Reference and Verification
Department conducts professional license and certification
verifications. Our reports reveal the validity of
applicants’ professional licenses, date of issue, renewal
and expiration dates, current status and any disciplinary
action.
Social
Security Trace / Verification
· The Social Security Trace checks the validity of an applicant's Social Security Number. If the number is valid, the trace will identify the year and state in which the number was issued. The Social Security Trace will alert you if the number has not been issued, if it does not belong to the applicant, if it was used in a previously filed death claim, or if it was used with any fraudulent activity. The trace also identifies AKA's that have been used and provides addresses for the last 7 years, which help in determining which counties we should search the applicant's criminal record.
State
Incarceration Records
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Search of state and federal district
prison records, which are updated 48 hours after inmates are
paroled. The search reveals if the subject has served time in
prison for a felony conviction, providing their release date,
any current warrant information for parole violations, and
sometimes a picture I.D. This statewide search may be
conducted in addition to county criminal searches for greater
"due diligence" where statewide information is not available
from a state repository or the National
Criminal Database Search.
State
Repository Search
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State repositories provide statewide
searches of criminal convictions. Except where the repository is
updated daily, state repository searches should not replace
county criminal searches. They may, however, be used in
conjunction with county searches for a thorough investigation.
State
Sexual Offender Registry
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Per Megan’s Law, sexual offenders must
register when they move. There are currently more
than 386,000 registered sex offender nationwide. Sexual
offender registry searches are statewide searches of
registered sex offender databases. We recommends this
search when companies have on-site childcare or other people
at risk, and we recommend having the applicant sign a separate
release form.
Workers
Compensation History
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Worker’s compensation searches are
highly recommended in manufacturing and production
environments or wherever physical activity such as lifting is
part of the job requirement. This information enables
employers to avoid placing employees in positions that may
pose risk of re-injury and identify habitual claim filers.
Workers’ Compensation History is a statewide search
available in most states, but must be conducted post-offer.
The search identifies workers compensation claims against an
applicant’s past employers. The history will report the last
five (5) events and include case numbers, locations, case
status, dates of injury, body parts injured, type of injury,
and all party information including lien claimants. When
applicants have filed workers compensation claims against past
employers, they often intentionally leave them off their
employment applications; you may use falsification of an
employment application as grounds for revoking a conditional
job offer or terminating a recent hire.
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