Starpoint Screening Named Female-Owned Business of The Year at EntreCon 2022
Starpoint Screening was awarded Female-Owned Business of the Year, an award that recognizes a women-owned small business that has attained outstanding business achievement while showing social responsibility, creativity, and leadership; all to improve and grow the community.
How to Screen Candidates for Remote Jobs
In a world where more and more companies are choosing to allow employees to work from home, it’s still important that you have quality pre-employment screening processes in place.
Miya's Law and Required Background Checks in Florida
Having taken effect on July 1, 2022, Senate Bill 898, also referred to as “Miya’s Law” was signed into law by Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis. While there have long been laws in place that dictate tenant screening, Senate Bill 898 focuses on the screening of perspective employees of apartment buildings.
Using Consumer Reports: What Employers Need to Know
A consumer report contains information about an applicant’s background information including credit, criminal, driving and past employment history.
Who Should Be Doing Pre-Employment Screening?
Modern employment screening often involves pre-employment background checks, pre-employment credit reports and if the employee drives a company vehicle a motor vehicle report.
The Growing Use of Pre-Employment Screening
Regardless of the size of your business, pre-employment screening is a necessary hiring practice to avoid lawsuits and costly hiring mistakes. Gone are the days of a simple reference check and a few phone calls to screen new employees.
What Employers Must Know About The Fair Credit Reporting Act
Every employer must take the time to review and understand the complicated requirements of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), 15 U.S.C. §§1681-1681u, et seq., when obtaining consumer reports and/or making employment decisions based on those reports.
Manage Driver Risk of Your Employees by Monitoring their Driving Record
Employers and corporations should check the driving history of their employees annually or semi-annually. This is particularly true for employers and corporations who hire employees that will be driving on behalf of the company.
Reduce Retail Theft by Pre-Employment Screening
There are ways to detect theft and even better, there are ways to prevent it from ever happening in your business. The most effective method is pre-employment screening. This process starts with job applicant screening and weeding out obvious rejections.
SHRM Says: Credit Checks Are Legitimate Screening Tool
The use of credit checks has grown, and at the same time questions have emerged about the fairness of the practice, whether the results of the credit check correlate to job performance and whether there are any adverse impacts.
Accessing Employees’ Facebook Pages Raises Privacy Issues
While employers should not troll through employees’ Facebook accounts under false pretenses, there are some circumstances when employers might want to access employees’ social networking pages.