Pre-Employment Screening and Background Check Services
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most comprehensive
pre-employment
screening services
on-line. We'll customize a package designed with your
specific needs in mind. Our flexible ordering system and reporting
options deliver pre-employment
screening and background
check services quickly
and easily. We access only the most current information from
State and Federal courts so you get the best information to
make informed decisions.
Social Security Number Validation - Pilot Program Through the Social Security Administration Office
The office of the Social Security Administration has announced for the first time that they are allowing selected vendors to validate the SSN provided by your applicant for pre-employment screening purposes.American Databank is pleased and excited to announce that we can now validate the SSN through the repository directly maintained by the Social Security Administration office.American Databank can now help you validate the SSN before you make a hiring decision.If an applicant does not have a valid SSN they are therefore not legally authorized to work in the United States.
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News for the Pre-Employment
Screening and Background Check Industry
Background
Check Industry Article
Use of MySpace and Other Internet Sources for Employment Screening
More and more people are posting their personal information on the Internet leading to the question "Should employers use this information to pre-screen their employees?"Employers need to be very careful when considering what information to use when making a hiring decision and they need to make sure that they are consistent in the criteria they use when making a hiring decision. There are many issues and potential problems when considering the use of this information.Many applicants have common names and there is often no way to be sure the information you found on the Internet is for that applicant.
Often Internet web pages have pictures of the potential applicant leading to impressions of race, music, movies, books, tattoos and lifestyle impressions such as a picture showing the applicant holding up a beer, alcoholic beverage, cigarette, phrase on their shirt, etc. and the Internet may also reveal religious association, political association, disability association, lifestyle choices, animal rights associations, etc. all of which could lead to discriminatory hiring practices.
The big question is the relevance of the information to the position.Does any of the information determine whether the applicant can perform their duties or how well they will perform?
Employers need to have a set policy for the ways that they evaluate applicants.Consulting with an attorney is recommended when developing your hiring policy to ensure that you do not use tactics that cannot be executed consistently and fairly for all applicants.
Legislative Changes:Virginia and Ohio
Virginia Legislation has been proposed and is on it's way to the Virginia Governor proposing expanding background checks to ensure that teachers who sexually abuse children are not allowed to return to the classroom.The bill will also make it a criminal offense to lie on a school application about past child abuse complaints.If a teacher took advantage of their students and exhausted all appeals would be fired and their licenses would be revoked if Child Protective Services notified the school division about the employee.Click here to read further.
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The importance of establishing and conducting a background check is most often realized when there is an incident at an employer that leads to a lawsuit.A customer was awarded $3.5 million in a negligence lawsuit involving a furniture rental company to deliver furniture.The driver was hired to deliver furniture and after making the delivery went back into the customer's home and assaulted her.If the employer had conducted a background check it would have revealed that the employee was fired from their previous employer for refusing a drug test and admitting to a drug problem.The company did not have a procedure for investigating and qualifying applicants, if they had a procedure it could have revealed discrepancies in the dates of employment provided by the applicant.
If the victim is unable to prove that the employer performed an adequate background check the employer can prevail in negligent hiring claims avoiding costly penalties.Employment screening and background checks can protect your company from negligent hiring, promote a positive image for your company, attract higher quality applicants and improve employee morale.
Legislative Changes:Florida and New Jersey
Florida With baseball season starting up it brings up the question from parents about who is coaching their kids.Lee county Florida requires background checks on coaches and officials but these checks are statewide in the state of Florida and do not include any other states.A Social Security Number trace can reveal any names that have been used or associated with the SSN as well as the past address history.People often move, past address history can reveal the jurisdictions you may want to include with your criminal record searches.American Databank SSN trace can help, please contact us if you have any questions.
New Jersey New Jersey became the first state to pass legislation that requires online dating companies to reveal whether they perform background checks.A Philadelphia man accused of raping several women he met through online dating and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.A Cleveland firefighter was indicted in June for raping a woman he met through an Internet dating site.There are several other cases that increase the pressure on states to pass legislature requiring background checks for online dating firm.The details of the New Jersey law are still being worked out but other states may pay pass similar legislation requiring online dating companies notify their customers about their background check policy.
Live
Customer Service:
Personalized
customer service is our top priority. Our live customer service
specialists will answer your questions. No more automated menus
or answering machines! There is always someone here to protect
your interests and address your concerns.
Turnaround
Time: Many of our searches are instant, and our nationwide
network of experienced court researchers work hard to quickly
locate records. American DataBank gets your reports to you
promptly every time.
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Advanced and Stable Web-Based System: No downtime; no
excuses; no surprises! American Databank’s in-house IT team
ensures that our web services are available 24-7. We always
notify our clients about scheduled maintenance and upgrades.
Customizable
System: Don’t restrict yourself to pre-made packages;
design a background screening system tailored to your specific
needs—no matter how big or how small. Select your own searches,
invoices, reports, and access control.
State
of Art Security and Redundancy System: American DataBank’s
IT Team uses a very strong 128-bit SSL encryption to protect
sensitive information about applicants and guard against unauthorized
intrusions to the system. We operate dual servers and multi
layer firewall to keep your information safe.
Full
Service Option: Not fully comfortable with a web-based
system? Not a problem! Eliminate your stress with our full
data-entry service. Get the same great services without
the administrative burden.
HR
Service Provider: American DataBank is more than a
data service provider; we’re a part of your Human Resource
team. Background screening should be the easiest part of
your hiring process.
American DataBank strictly adheres to FCRA, ADA, and EEOC regulations.
More and more people are posting their personal information on the Internet leading to the question "Should employers use this information to pre-screen their employees?"
Legislation has been proposed and is on it's way to the Virginia Governor proposing expanding background checks to ensure that teachers who sexually abuse children are not allowed to return to the classroom.
The importance of establishing and conducting a background check is most often realized when there is an incident at an employer that leads to a lawsuit.
With baseball season starting up it brings up the question from parents about who is coaching their kids.
New Jersey became the first state to pass legislation that requires online dating companies to reveal whether they perform background checks.
Live
Customer Service:
Personalized
customer service is our top priority. Our live customer service
specialists will answer your questions. No more automated menus
or answering machines! There is always someone here to protect
your interests and address your concerns.