Tag Archives: criminal records

Ban the Box Campaign Comes to Oregon

From Lisa Loving of The Skanner Newspaper Published July 9, 2014   Portland activists from the Urban League, Oregon Action and the AFL-CIO are building a ballot measure campaign to eliminate job and housing discrimination against people with arrest and conviction histories by Read More »

EEOC Complaint Thrown Out By MD Court

A general complaint filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Freeman, a company providing trade show solutions, has been thrown out by a Maryland district court.  The EEOC alleged that Freeman’s use of credit history and criminal background checks in their Read More »

How do you know who a criminal record belongs to?

The most critical question anytime a record is reported in a consumer report is whether it is referring to the subject of the background check.  Most (but not all) consumer reporting agencies (CRAs) will only report a record if there are multiple identifiers Read More »

What is the difference between a SSN Trace, SSN Validation, SSN Verification and an Eligibility to Work verification?

Social Security Number (SSN)-based screening products can be some of the most confusing to navigate because there are many different types and they are all used at different times for different purposes. The following guide will break down the most common SSN-based products, what they Read More »