The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) helps people want to avoid problems with their credit reports. The FCRA's rules stipulate that information on the report is accurate and kept private. Not everyone realizes how expansive the FCRA's rules are. A Minnesota job seeker...
Background check errors
Addressing background checks with errors or incorrect information
In Minnesota and across the nation, just about every endeavor requires some form of a background check. This is often perceived as an attempt on the part of an employer, a landlord or an institution to ensure that people to whom they rent a property, hire or admit are...
Background checks and reports
Minnesota citizens who are looking to get hired for a job may need to undergo a background check or report. This information helps a potential employer to understand a person's employment history, education, financial history, medical history and even their criminal...
Background checks growing in importance and scope
Though hiring has slowed during the economic downturn of the coronavirus pandemic, businesses are gradually reopening in some places. More than ever, businesses and governments will rely on background checks as an important component of their hiring, promotion and...