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Criminal History Checks by Employers
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Fair Credit Reporting Act Protects Employees from Bogus Background Checks
Background Reports are Commonly Used, and Commonly Wrong Half of all employers now use background reports to help make hiring decisions. These computer-generated reports are cheap and instantly available. But they’re often riddled with errors, and cost many applicants a… Read More ›