Whether you’re a landlord vetting a potential tenant or a business owner hiring new staff, today’s background check services ...

The Federal Trade Commission wants two online background check services to pay a combined $5.8 million for allegedly deceiving customers about whether they had criminal records. The FTC filed the ...

When you apply for a job, it's common to have a pre-employment background check. Companies often use information from criminal records, driving records, and credit history to help them make employment ...

We have all seen news stories about drivers for taxi-like services arrested for sexually assaulting a passenger or committing some other violent crime, and it is revealed that the employee has a ...

Background checks are an unavoidable hurdle for countless job applicants as they navigate the often long-winded and intricate process of securing employment. Whether or not a background check will ...

Job applicant loses offer when background check calls him a sex offender. Aug. 29, 2011 — -- Samuel Jackson thought his job offer from Optics Planet was a done deal -- but then a routine ...