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Individualized Assessment: What the EEOC Actually Requires Before You Reject Someone for a Criminal Record

Before you reject a candidate over a criminal record, EEOC guidance says you have to actually look at three things: the offense, how long ago it happened, and whether it connects to the job. Here's what that step really involves.

Compliance

Credit Checks and State Law: When Pulling a Credit Report Is Itself the Violation

In a growing number of states, ordering an employment credit check for a role that doesn't qualify for an exception is the violation by itself, before the employer ever looks at the result.

Report Types

Professional License Verification: How to Confirm a Candidate's Credentials Are Real

You verify a license by checking it directly with the state board that issued it, not by trusting the copy a candidate sends you. Here's the actual process, and which roles can't skip it.

Compliance

Can I Screen a Candidate Who Lives Outside the U.S.?

Yes, you can screen a candidate who lives outside the U.S. But it doesn't work like a domestic check. FCRA still covers the U.S. side, and what you can actually verify depends entirely on their country.

Compliance

Your AI Hiring Tool Might Legally Be a Background Check Company

Employers assume an AI hiring tool skips FCRA because it isn't a traditional background check. That assumption doesn't hold up against how the law actually defines a consumer reporting agency.