5 Reasons Why Your Cannabis Enterprise Should Be Screening Employees The cannabis industry is booming as more and more states are decriminalizing cannabis and legalizing its usage. Cannabis enterprises need to protect themselves like any other business, and that includes…
Julie Hakman will be presenting at the 2020 Surveillance & Security Professionals Forum at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Resort in Catoosa, OK. Since the installment of GDPR laws, which regulates the collection, use, disclosure and processing of…
What employers need to know about fingerprint background checks. FBI fingerprint checks get a lot of attention in the media. To solve a case on CSI, all they need is a fingerprint to scan to find their suspect. If…
NAPBS is now the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA). According to an announcement from Executive Director Melissa Sorenson, “NAPBS has responded to the boundaryless nature of our industry by evolving into a truly global association. While that work began some…
App-based Companies Say The Fight Isn’t Over California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 5 on September 18, 2019. This law places new limits on the state’s businesses and their use of independent contractors. This largely affects employers in the…
Social Security Administration Announces Initial Roll Out of New Electronic Consent Based Social Security Number Verification (eCBSV) Service for Financial Institutions or Their Service Providers On June 7, 2019, the Social Security Administration (SSA) provided notice of an initial enrollment…
AmericanChecked Retains National Accreditation for Background Checks Completes 3-Year BSAAP Interim Surveillance Audit Tulsa, Oklahoma – AmericanChecked, a nationally accredited background screening service provider, has completed a three-year interim surveillance audit, a requirement of the Background Screening Agency Accreditation Program…
Do You Really Know Who Is Conducting Your Employment Screens? Buzzfeed recently published an expose on one of the nation’s largest background screening provider’s business practices and placed a massive spotlight on what can happen when screening companies rush their…
Volunteer Screening: Protecting nonprofit organizations and the people they serve. Every day, millions of Americans utilize services provided by nonprofits. Without a proper screening program in place, these organizations could be placing their clients (and reputations) in harm’s way. Nonprofit…
At the end of May, Colorado Governor, Jared Polis, signed HB19-1025 into law and making Colorado the 13th state to implement Ban-the-Box regulations. The legislation is surprisingly “light” on restrictions. It will be codified at CRS §8-2-130. Laws known as…
Nearly one month after International Women’s Day comes Equal Pay Day, adding more discourse to the national conversation about pay equity between men and women, and how employers are addressing the wage gap. One popular piece of legislation picking…
By Larry Henry Thirty states and DC currently have laws legalizing the use of marijuana in some form. Eight states and DC have some degree of legalization for recreational use. The rest of the states have legalized its use, to…
AmericanChecked is now a part of Community Brands AmericanChecked is pleased to announce that we are now a member of Community Brands. By joining this dynamic and growing company, AmericanChecked has been infused with new resources that embrace its company…
Are you breaking the law by asking salary history information? State and local governments are increasingly adopting laws and regulations that prohibit employers from requesting applicant salary history information. There are currently 12 state-wide and 10 local salary bans. While…
Do you know how many FCRA certified employees are processing your background checks? If your background screening partner is AmericanChecked the answer is: All of them. Every single individual who touches a report has achieved, at minimum, FCRA Basic Certification…
Leadership to speak on social media screening while ensuring compliance. AmericanChecked President and CEO Julie Hakman and VP of Business Development Kelli Weaver will speak at the annual Oklahoma Indian Gaming Association Conference and Tradeshow on social media screening trends…