Week $5$: Discussion Board: Background Checks

DISCUSSION QUESTION $5.$ Background Checks

How employers' vet prospective candidates can help determine whether the potential employee is a proper fit for the job. Usually, employers conduct general background checks of prospective employees. Those checks often look for past criminal convictions and sometimes involve credit checks. However, in conducting background checks, an employer may be exposing the business to liability

If employers do not do it right, their business could get sued. Background checks can't discriminate based upon race, color, national origin, sex, religion, disability or genetic information. Therefore, they should be administered to all candidates, so as not to incur liability. Background checks, even those by a third$-$party vendor, can lead to liability if one does not comply with federal laws such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Employers hiring outside of Nevada need to be aware of state laws like "Ban the Box" or others that prohibit or limit criminal record$-$screening policies.

Please share why checks are important, types of checks, and the affect of checks on hiring.

This discussion board seeks that you reach down and really look at Background Checks as a whole. Share your thoughts on the use or non$-$use of Background Checks, Research any current issues around background checks if any?