Background Checks and Resume Verifications Protect Employers

A background check is a one-time process that screen potential employees for any criminal records, bankruptcy filings, or other non-convictions that may not show up on the Criminal Database Search. 

A report will include whether someone has been convicted of a crime and what types of crimes; if they have filed for bankruptcy in the past 7 years; if they're registered with child sex offenders registry services based on their last known address. As well as the number of hours they work per week to estimate if they are eligible to receive benefits. 

Workers' compensation:  Employers are not required to use the BCI Report as a condition of employment. 

Regulatory compliance  

Many employers require a background check as part of a pre-employment process. The term "background check" can refer to any number of different types of criminal history records, including:<br>• government agency​ records<br>• county clerk records<br>• sheriff's department​ records<br>• state police​ records<br>• commercial driver license​ reports<br>The BCI Search results are accessible via an online search portal or from on-site or remote access (using software such as WebAccess)..

The BCI Report is a supplemental resource and is not a replacement for due diligence. Employers are advised to use the BCI Report in conjunction with other background checks, such as court records or other criminal history records that may be available. Information contained in the BCI Report is updated within 3-5 business days after receipt of new information from local or state law enforcement agencies. Note: Because of privacy laws, some employer applicants may not be identified in the report even though they have been arrested for certain offenses.

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The CareerBuilder Background Check program was implemented in 1991 and has grown to be one of the largest employment background check companies in the nation. The programs that make up this company have become leaders in their respective fields offering a variety of resources for businesses and job seekers. These resources include, applicant tracking software, worker's compensation solutions, targeted job postings, award winning employee handbooks, a suite of candidate assessment tools and pre-employment background checks. 

Current customers include over 300 fortune 500 companies including Kellogg’s, Chrysler Group LLC., Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. and Goodwill Industries International.

The company has been recognized as the industry leader by several independent third party research organizations. CareerBuilder's employment screening program has been named a Top Ten Employer Screening Tool and a Top Ten Workers Compensation Solution by HR Solutions magazine, one of the Top 100 Companies in HR by Human Resource Executive magazine and one of the Top 10 ATS users rated by HR Technology magazine.

CareerBuilder serves approximately 8 million job seekers each month through their sites — www.CareerBuilder.com, www.CareerBuilderMobile.com, www.HotJobsUSA.com,  www.SimplyHired.com, 

www.WorkInTexasJobs.com and www .WorkInTheBay.com . 

CareerBuilder is a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, (NYSE:DIS)

The company's CEO is Jay R. Fitzgerald.

On February 6, 2008 Business Insurance News reported that, on January 1, 2008 Carol Bowne became the new head of CareerBuilder's parent company, The Walt Disney Corporation. Bowne succeeded Michael Del Grosso who was named on March 17, 2007 as chief executive and president of Lifetime Points Media Co., the holding company taking over Lifetime Television and ABC Family in a deal worth $1 billion.. Bowne joined Disney in May 2003 as Senior Vice President and General Counsel to the Walt Disney Company's Cable Networks Group. Prior to joining Disney, she served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Crown Media Family Networks, Inc. a subsidiary that operates the Hallmark Channel and the Hallmark Movie Channel.

CareerBuilder is currently headquartered in Chicago, Illinois but will be moving to downtown Los Angeles in Summer 2013. 

For help with Employment Background Checks visit www.webaccess.illinois.gov 

In 1997, CareerBuilder was sued for $100 million by two workers' compensation insurance carriers who alleged that the company's services were being used to improperly deny coverage for injured workers. The company settled the claims, agreeing to a $27 million agreement.

In April 1998, CareerBuilder reached another settlement with workers' compensation carriers for $75 million in damages.

In January 2000, CareerBuilder agreed to settle additional claims for an undisclosed amount.

In December 2000, The "Chicago Sun-Times" reported that employees of the law firm of Einhorn Harris & Jacobson were providing confidential information about companies to people working at the paper in exchange for money or jobs at those companies. 

in 2001, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners named the CareerBuilder search engine among two of its 23 "challenges to industry and regulators". The association found that the search engine "offered deceptive or incomplete information about carriers and their workers' compensation coverages".

CareerBuilder has also been the subject of a number of news reports regarding privacy issues.

In May 2005, the Los Angeles Times reported that CareerBuilder was selling the email addresses of millions of job seekers to potential advertisers. The company's privacy policy states that users can opt out, but The Los Angeles Times said they had not heard from anyone who did so.

In November 2007, The Chicago Sun-Times reported that CareerBuilder sold the resume of an executive named Todd Berman without his permission.

In January 2008, the "South Florida Sun-Sentinel" reported that names, phone numbers and email addresses were being sold by CareersBuilder.com to recruiters for $20 per 1,000 emails.

In February 2008, the "New York Post" published an article about a former employee who said CareerBuilder had been mining his personal data to find potential advertisers.

In June 2011, CareerBuilder was sued by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) in California over its use of criminal background checks on job seekers in the hiring process. The action alleged that BackgroundChecker.com operates a business to gather criminal history information and sell it to employers who "can then use it to discriminate against job applicants.

Conclusion

Several news articles report that the company has a history of serious privacy breaches and cover ups. Its business practices come under heavy criticism by consumer advocacy organizations, government agencies, and media sources.

In a U.S. Federal Court case, the company is reported to have been a party to using personal information obtained from job seekers to create potential leads for their clients, which include insurance companies who have workers' compensation policies with the possibility of denying injured workers coverage by denying that they are employees at all. The company has settled cases in which some of these allegations were raised for undisclosed sums.