For many companies, running a background check on a prospective employee is the final step before making a hire. A school might run a background check to make sure a potential teacher is properly ...

As the economy emerges from the pandemic, hiring has been on the rebound, and with it, employment background screening. According to the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA), ...

A man who shot and wounded four co-workers at a Wisconsin software company last week passed the firm’s background check. WTS Paradigm CEO Nate Herbst said Tuesday that 43-year-old Anthony Tong passed ...

A Johnson County nurse is suing a background-check company for allegedly costing her a job offer. Jennifer Malatek is suing First Advantage Background Services in U.S. District Court. She alleges the ...

SAN DIEGO (CN) — A background screening company must face a jury trial over claims it produced an inaccurate and outdated report that led to a woman being fired from her job, a federal judge in San ...