Mar 6, 2024 | Background Checks, Based in Oregon, Business, Oregon
Do You Know Who You Are Hiring? Make the right hiring decision. Know the value of hiring the right people, the best people. Know what type of candidate you are looking for – hire someone with an A game, not a C game. Identify successful candidates with...
Feb 21, 2024 | Background Checks, Based in Oregon, Business, Oregon
As we have noted from time to time, more and more states are making it easier for people to find work by enacting laws that expunge certain criminal records. One thing the states enacting these laws have in common is that the criminal records of people who have...
Feb 14, 2024 | Background Checks, Based in Oregon, Business, Oregon
When Legal Locator Service does the background screening of a job applicant, we, of course, check the individual’s criminal history. There’s more to it than you might think. You might not have heard of the Office of Inspector General Exclusion List. The OIG, which is...
Feb 6, 2024 | Background Checks, Based in Oregon, Business, Oregon
How Does it Apply to Background Screening? The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is part of the U.S. Treasury. It was initially created to keep lists of foreign individuals or companies that are not allowed to do business with the U.S. Then OFAC’s focus has...
Jan 28, 2024 | Background Checks, Based in Oregon, Business, Interviews & Hiring, Oregon
The Social Security Number Trace can confirm the screening results you receive match your applicant. The Social Security Number trace will show whether the number provided by the applicant matches the Social Security database, the year the Social Security Number was...
Dec 31, 2023 | Background Checks, Based in Oregon, Business, Oregon
As of January 1, 2024, the state of Washington joins many other states that have enacted new cannabis testing laws intended to prevent adverse actions against job applicants who lawfully use cannabis off-duty. The reason for these laws is that some drug tests may...
