Today, employers Large and small need to know about the background of prospective employees. An internet search for "negligent hiring" will bring back horror stories of companies of every size facing multi-million dollar law suits for not adequately screening their employees. Negligent Hiring and Negligent Retention lawsuits are increasing each year. Failing to verify an applicant's previous employment could irreparably damage your reputation and bottom line.

The responsibilities of the employer have changed. It is a different landscape. New federal laws and guidelines are placing criminal sanctions on the officers and human resources personnel of employers who fail to verify the employability of applicants. Court Check is a Designated Agent of Homeland Security and can help you navigate these treacherous waters.

Although there are many factors to consider when initiating a background check or screening program, complete diligence is now required. Like any business expense you must weigh quality against price. The cheapest product is not the best and conversely the most complete and diligent background check historically has not been cost effective for your business needs. Court Check will help you develop your Best Practices Screening Method with a price and scope designed to protect your business and still come in on budget.

We advise our clients to utilize our Best Practices Screening Method to qualify all candidates and to obtain the necessary identification numbers from Homeland Security. Below you will find the searches we conduct as part of our Best Practice Screening... and for one low price:

Nationwide Criminal Check
Statewide Criminal Check
Pre-Employment Credit Check
County Criminal Records
SSN Verification
Address History Trace
Federal Civil Record Search
Federal Criminal Record Search
National Sex Offender Registry Search
Bankruptcy Record Search
OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) and Blocked Persons
OFAC Sanctioned Countries including Major Cities and Ports
Non-Cooperative Countries and Territories
Department of State Trade Control (DTC) Debarred Parties
U.S. Bureau of Industry & Security (formerly BXA)
Unverified Entities List
Denied Entities List
Denied Persons List
FBI Most Wanted Terrorists and Seeking Information
FBI Top Ten Most Wanted
INTERPOL Most Wanted List
Bank of England Sanctions List
OSFI - Canadian Sanctions List
United Nations Consolidated Sanctions List
Politically Exposed Persons List
European Union Terrorism List
World Bank Ineligible Firms

Optional:

7 year Employment and Education Verification
10 panel Lab Based Drug Test

For more information on what screening products are available and how they can help your business visit our Background Screening page.