Employers in the US have to conduct individualized assessments of any candidates found to have a criminal record during the application process. Here we’ll outline guidelines from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for assessing individual candidates. We’ll also give you some tips on how to implement your own in-house individualized assessment protocol to ensure

Privacy invasion in background checks – myth or concern? When it comes to interactions between an employer and their employees, confidentiality must always be a guiding principle. Personal, romantic relationships, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and family matters are private aspects of an individual’s life that, in most cases, have nothing to do with work and are