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Since 2005, Hire Image LLC has provided reliable and comprehensive employment background checks and background screenings, and other background investigation services including national criminal and civil searches, drug screenings, employment, education and professional license verifications, tenant screenings, motor vehicle records, address and social security number traces, and credit reports. We enable our clients to make well-informed hiring and retention decisions, and are a valued partner in their success. We work with national and international companies, from small businesses to large corporations, ensuring that they hire the right people in their own image.
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Background Check Helps Convict Murderer
In April, we reported that a background check helped to solve a 20 year old cold case in Florida when a job applicant had to provide his fingerprints. Now, a Palm Beach County jury convicted the man involved, Todd Barket, of first-degree murder and robbery and...
U.S. Employers Should Continue to Use Current Form I-9
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently informed U.S. employers to continue using the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification released on July 17, 2017, despite the August 31, 2019 expiration date. The agency noted that it will provide...
NAPBS Announces Change in Name to PBSA
On September 9th, the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) announced that the association’s name has changed to the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA), noting that the “new name marks the culmination of the association’s...
Newspaper Cites to Ban the Box after Unknowingly Hiring Convicted Sex Offender as Education Reporter
When New Mexico’s Gallup Independent Newspaper hired Guy Priel as an education reporter, they were unaware that he had been previously convicted of two felonies–once for assaulting a child and once for possessing child pornography. After being hired, Priel was sent...
Attention Alabama, Colorado, Maine, and Illinois Employers: Important September Updates
The following laws become effective in September: Alabama – Salary History (effective September 1st) Colorado – Ban the Box (effective September 1st) Maine – Salary History (effective September 17th) Illinois – Salary History (effective September 29th) Employers in...
Court Rules Independent Contractor is Not an Employee for FCRA Purposes
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia joined several other district courts by recently holding that the protections accorded for consumer reports obtained for “employment purposes” under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) do not apply...
Hire Image CEO Christine Cunneen to be Featured Speaker at NEHRA’s August Webinar
Join Hire Image CEO Christine Cunneen and the Northeast Human Resource Association (NEHRA) for NEHRA’s Webinar Series: Don’t Let Your Compliant Background and Drug Screening Policies Go Up in Smoke on August 20th (1:00 PM EST). This webinar will review best...
Illinois Employers May No Longer Ask About Salary History
Effective September 29, 2019: Illinois employers are prohibited from: (1) screening job applicants by requiring that the wage or salary history of an applicant satisfy minimum or maximum criteria, (2) requesting a wage or salary history as a condition of: being...
New Jersey Becomes the Next State to Ban Salary History Inquiries
Effective January 1, 2020: New Jersey employers are prohibited from screening job applicants based on their salary history including, but not limited to, prior wages, salaries, or benefits and from requiring that the applicant’s salary history satisfy any minimum or...
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Cyber breaches continue to demonstrate that people are the greatest vulnerability for even the most sophisticated organizations. Although it is easy to feel prepared by talking about firewalls, detection software, and encryption methods, employees continue to be the easiest means for hackers to gain access.
Christine Cunneen Discusses the Impact of Background Checks
To be effective in hiring practices involves delving into the background of applicants to get a better idea of their abilities and employment performance, while staying compliant.
Attention California Employers: Ban the Box and Salary History Laws Now Effective
California’s Ban the Box and Salary History laws are now in effect, as of January 1, 2018. For additional information on these laws…