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Compliance

GINA and Background Checks: What Employers Can Never Ask, Even With Consent

GINA bars employers from asking about genetic information or family medical history in hiring, and consent doesn't fix it. Here's where it hides in post-offer exams and wellness paperwork, and the narrow exceptions that actually apply.

Guides and analysis

GINA and Background Checks: What Employers Can Never Ask, Even With Consent

Can I Ask a Candidate About Their Salary History?

Can I Background Check a Current Employee Being Promoted?

Employment Verification Checks: What Employers Can and Can't Ask Former Employers

How to Set Candidate Expectations During a Background Check (With Email Templates)

How to Write a Background Check Policy for a Small Business (Free Template)

Am I Allowed to Screen a Candidate Without Telling Them?

EEOC Guidance on Criminal Records: Why 'No Felons' Policies Can Violate Title VII

Healthcare Screening Requirements: OIG Exclusion Lists, SAM Checks, and Sanctions Searches Explained

Identity Verification in Background Screening: Why It's the First Check, Not an Afterthought

Social Media Background Checks: What Employers Legally Can and Cannot Screen For

The Summary of Rights Under the FCRA: What It Is and Why You Can't Skip It

What Is Adverse Action, and How Do I Handle It the First Time? (With Template)

An Applicant Disputed Their Background Check. Now What? The Employer's Obligations Under FCRA Section 611

The FACTA Disposal Rule: How Employers Must Legally Destroy Background Check Records

How to Switch Background Check Providers Without Disrupting Your Hiring Pipeline

Multi-State and National Employer? What to Look for in a Background Check Provider's Compliance Coverage

One Background Check Policy, Fifty States: Why the 'National Standard' Approach Fails

Rolling Out Background Screening to Hiring Managers

What a Background Check Compliance Audit Actually Looks For

What Happens If You Violate the FCRA? Penalties, Statutory Damages, and Class Action Risk

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

How to Build an Employee Background Check Program From Scratch

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

'Reasonable Time to Dispute': What Courts Actually Mean Before You Finalize a Rejection

The Standalone Disclosure Rule: How One Extra Line Becomes a Six-Figure Lawsuit

What to Screen For by Role: Matching Background Checks to Job Risk