What You Need to Know to Avoid Improper Background Checks
POSTED: 04/26/12 5:07 PM
CATEGORY: Background Checks, Industry News, True Hire Services
Not all agencies performing background checks are equal. Practically anyone with access to a computer and internet connection can jump in the business of pre-employment screening since they aren’t required to be licensed nor registered.
There are companies who claim to provide instant background searches, but given the nature of instant checks, it is impossible for these companies to complete thorough investigations and stay in compliance with state and federal laws. These companies are simply searching a database and returning the results to you without further examination. While database searches are incredibly valuable and certainly speed up the time required to do a proper check, without the trained eyes of a professional investigator, it’s easy to mistake candidates who share the same name. Unless a background
Elderly Woman Dies Because Caretaker Wasn’t Qualified to Work with Clients
POSTED: 04/23/12 3:07 PM
CATEGORY: Industry News, Unqualified
Ms. Martens and Her Family
West Metro, Minneapolis, Minnesota—83-year-old Bernice Martens died recently after being dropped several times when her caretaker tried to transport her from her car to her wheelchair and back. Ms. Martens’ care plan called for the use of a transfer belt, and her caregiver never used it during the times she was dropped.
The night following her falls, Ms. Martens complained of pain to another of her caretakers who promptly noticed a six-inch bruise spanning from her arm pit to her waist. Two days later, Ms. Martens complained of pain constantly. She was admitted to a hospital the next day with a massive
True Hire Background Checks: Powered by People
POSTED: 04/17/12 9:59 AM
CATEGORY: Background Checks, Exit Interviews, Industry News, Overview, True Hire Services
True Hire Background Checks brings you a safer, more efficient workplace for your employees at a lower cost. We are 42% faster than other leading background-investigation service bureaus and can save the average business 23%. True Hire offers a variety of services, including Social Security Number, Name and Address History Verification, Education and Employment Verification, Reference Checks, Bureau of Motor Vehicles Records, County, State and Federal Criminal Background Checks, National Sex Offender Registry Checks, along with others like Workers Compensation Reports, Professional License Verification, Civil Court Records, and Government Watch Lists. We can even help you with Global and International Screening, checking the backgrounds of pre-hire employees no matter where they’ve lived in the world.
True Hire Background Checks is one of only eleven companies in
Four Employees Use City Credit Cards for Personal Purchases
POSTED: 04/6/12 9:29 AM
CATEGORY: Embezzlement, Fraud, Government, Illegal Activity, Industry News, Theft
All workplaces are at risk for embezzlement, fraud and other forms of illegal activity, and the government is no different.
Four of Warren, Michigan’s employees were suspended for allegedly using city-provided Home Depot credit cards for personal use. The department where the employees worked, Forestry-Park Maintenance, found discrepancies when taking inventory of their equipment. The case was turned over to the police, and search warrants were granted, allowed police to investigate the employees’ property. Tools and other assets were found in their homes, supposedly having been purchased using the Home Depot credit cards.
The case has been turned over to the Macomb County prosecutor.
You can read more here.
Five-Year-Old Identity Theft Victim
POSTED: 04/2/12 9:44 AM
CATEGORY: Background Checks, Fraud, Identity Theft, Industry News, True Hire Services
Identity theft victim, Carter Andrushko with his mother, Jennifer. Credit: Ronald Mortensen
Lidia Aguirre, also known as Lidia Chavez, has been charged with two counts of forgery and three counts of identity fraud. Ms. Aguirre has allegedly used the social security numbers of two children, one of whom is five-year-old Carter Andrushko. Not only has Ms. Aguirre committed fraud, but she’s taken up residence in the US as an illegal immigrant and is currently using a taxpayer-funded interpreter and attorney to defend herself in court.
Identity fraud is committed by the vast majority of illegal aliens working in the United States
