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FAULTY BACKGROUND SCREENING COMPANIES

In today's high-end unemployment, millions of people are out looking for jobs and many are being denied positions due to inaccurate and illegal information obtained in their criminal background checks. Much of this is due to new and inexperienced companies that do not know or follow laws and regulations of the FCRA. One of the problems in our industry is "companies" that take shortcuts and DO NOT perform the work.

What we have known for years is now coming to the attention of the public. Below is an article written by the Associated Press showing that the government is now examining background screening companies with little or no experience, please read......


WASHINGTON - Thousands of U.S. job hunters are losing out because employers use faulty background-check data drawn from shoddy records, consumer advocates say in a new report.

Those advocates want the government to make sure people know what information prospective employers see, so that errors can be corrected and abusive companies can be held responsible.

Use of criminal-background data is exploding as the economy struggles back from the worst job crisis in decades, the National Consumer Law Center says in the report, which is being released today. To meet surging demand, countless dubious companies have sprouted up, it says.

"It's the Wild West for background-screening report companies," says Persis Yu, lead writer of the report. "They're generating billions in revenue, but they have little or no accountability."

Nearly three-fourths of companies conduct criminal background checks for some job applicants, according to a 2010 study by the Society for Human Resource Management. They buy criminal-background data from providers of all sizes, including national names like LexisNexis as well as upstarts that could include "anyone with a computer, an Internet connection and access to records," the report says.

Data providers obtain information from online public records, private vendors, jails and police blotters, it says. Sloppy handling of that data can cause a search on one person to turn up a rap sheet about someone with a similar name, for example.

Other common errors include displaying criminal records that were supposed to be sealed or wiped clean, misclassifying minor offenses as major crimes and listing charges that have been dismissed.





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IRC, Inc. is introducing NetCheck, a new service which provides employers with research of the internet and social networking sites.

Most companies place great importance, time and money to maintain a "good" image!

Your company expects employees to represent and promote a positive impression to your community.

As technology expands, social activities are now in the public eye more than ever. Some people have articles listing positive contributions and accomplishments, others may have some embarrassing situations.

IRC is offering this new service to provide insight on individuals and to answer questions which normal background services cannot verify.

*SPECIAL PRICING: This new service is being offered at a discounted price for a limited time.



These are just a few of the many sources that we research for information.