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How Your Background Screening Provider’s Global Partner Ecosystem Enhances the Hiring Workflow

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Changing Standards for Background Checks. Sterling saw the technology shifts as opportunities to re-imagine and enhance candidate screening within the hiring workflow. Harris notes, “Ten years ago integrations were simply about reducing the data entry it took to request the background check.”

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How is the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacting Employment Background Checks?

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Editor’s note: This blog was updated on April 30, 2020, to reflect new information regarding drug screening labs, and additional FAQs related to COVID-19. The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way we approach employment background checks. We are currently fulfilling background screenings in nearly 90% of U.S.

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4 Ways to Maximize Productivity and Optimize Your Contingent Workforce Background Check Program

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If your process is due for a tune up, implementing these four best practices for screening contingent workers can help. At the same time, reports of identity fraud also ballooned, with the number of stolen identity complaints rising 113% over 2019 numbers according to Federal Trade Commission data. Start with Identity.

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How the California Consumer Privacy Act Impacts Background Checks

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The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) goes into effect on January 1, 2020 and it will rank amongst the most stringent privacy laws in the U.S. The new law will provide California residents with more control over their digital information and provide significant penalties to covered companies who fail to comply.

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Strategies for Hiring Safely in the New World Ahead: An SIA Webinar Recap

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On May 19, 2020, Sterling partnered with SIA (Staffing Industry Analysts) to discuss strategies on how to hire safely in new world ahead. Taylor talked about Form I-9, and how it is usually the “first time most of us check an employee’s ID after we hire them. Improving the Employee and Candidate Experience.

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New State Court Rules May Pose Challenges for Background Screening

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Recent developments in Michigan and California may be a sign of a larger, nationwide (and global ) shift toward increased protection of personal data. What is Personally Identifiable Information (PII)? Personally identifiable information (PII) is any data that could potentially identify a specific individual.

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Embracing the Contingent Workforce: Optimized Hiring Processes Ease the Transition

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Of course, hiring contingent workers en masse comes with its fair share of challenges, and this workforce may need to be supported by modernized hiring processes, including those related to security considerations like background screening and identity verification. Leveraging diverse skillsets.