Corra Group offering full service DOT background check services
Corra Group, a Los Angeles based background screening firm, issued a press release yesterday announcing full service DOT background checks, to assist trucking and transportation firms handle their Department of Transportation compliance requirements under . Trucking firms regulated by the DOT can fall under many Agencies, including the FMCSA, FAA, FRA, FTA, PHMSA, USCG, and NHTSA and each [...]
Using pre-adverse and adverse action letters
If you’re new to running background checks on you prospective employees, it’s important to read and understand your obligations as an employer under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, which is designed to promote fairness, privacy and accuracy of information in background check consumer reports and investigative consumer reports. Should you decide that the results of the background [...]
Come clean about your background
As an employed professional, recruiters may be actively seeking you out, calling your work phone or trying to contact you on LinkedIn. Ex-colleagues want your recommendation and hope you can forward their resume to HR, and new graduates at your Alma mater are looking for informational interviews. You’re a valuable hub in someone else’s network. [...]
Hawaii Raising Fees on Motor Vehicle Record Background Checks
Just when we thought it was safe to get back in the water, Hawaii has opted to raise the fees charged for accessing Hawaii driving records. Hawaii is choosing to raise DMV fees from $10.00 to a whopping $23 per record. Hawaii’s government financial problems are well known, and this fee hike is yet another [...]
Arizona raising fees on Motor Vehicle Records
It’s happening again. The recession is taking another bite out of the trucking and transportation industry, in the form of raised state fees for motor vehicle records (MVRs) used by transportation firms to comply with federal regulations, obtain insurance, as well as monitoring their fleet and workforce. The State of Arizona is the next in [...]
Background Checks for Film and Television Production Companies
In response to Corra Group’s recent inteview with French television news station CanalPlus, Corra has prepared three background screening packages specifically for the film and television industry, ideally suited for screening Reality television contestants, production company staff, as well as film production financial partners. Protecting your investment has never been more important, as reality television contestants [...]
Connecticut Driving Records MVRs now available instantly
Connecticut driver abstracts or MVRS (motor vehicle records) are now available instantly directly from the State of Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles for employment screening and insurance purposes. Records include 3 Years of Moving Violations, 10 years for driving under the influence, evading responsibility and driving under suspicion. Driver’s license suspensions are always reported and [...]
Canada Criminal Records searches for pre-employment screening
Since the Ryan Jenkins Murder affair, there’s been much attention to the nuts and bolts of conducting background checks on job candidates from Canada. How are they conducted? Are they reliable? Can we trust the data we are receiving? Can we trust our vendor to oursource our background checks to an international researcher? Can we trust the [...]
Pensacola naval air station conducting background checks on cabbies
Pensacola naval air station is conducting background checks on local cabbies who pick up and drip military personnel from the air station. The cabbies are not happy about. According to a news article, approx 3 percent of cabbies have been denied due to felony criminal records, active warrants,sex offenses, or another nebulous category that seems [...]
Airport Security Guard accused of threatening Barack Obama passed background checks
According to a newsday article, a Newark airport security workers was arrested for allegedly making a shoot threat against President Barack Obama. He had been working for the security firm for six years, and had passed the mandatory FBI and 10 year employment background check. The article goes on to suggest that the background check [...]