{"id":1569,"date":"2022-12-17T00:14:25","date_gmt":"2022-12-17T00:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scoutlogicscreening.com\/?page_id=1569"},"modified":"2023-03-30T07:47:07","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T07:47:07","slug":"small-business-background-checks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.scoutlogicscreening.com\/services\/small-business-background-checks\/","title":{"rendered":"Background Checks for Small Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As a small business owner or human resources leader, you likely wear many hats. One of those hats is probably hiring, which includes finding and selecting great talent to help you grow and on-boarding and HR compliance. Part of HR compliance is running background checks. Background checks can be very confusing. Small business owners often ask: what makes a good background check? Am I overpaying? Am I compliant with Federal and local HR laws? This article helps small business owners pick the right packages and tips for remaining compliant.<\/p>\n

Designing The Best Small Business Background Check Program<\/h2>\n

Why do some background checks cost under $20 and some cost more than $100? Often the marketing description sounds very similar so it can be hard to ensure you are getting the best background check for your company at a fair price. To help you pick the right background check and make sense of all the marketing & sales noise, this article provides suggested \u201cpackages\u201d. A background check package consists of individual search components. It is these components that often drive the cost of that background check. To give you a starting point below are two types of packages. One package covers criminal components and the other includes professional components. If you need additional help, please don\u2019t hesitate to\u00a0contact us<\/a>, and we can help you pick the right components.<\/p>\n

There is a specific background check you may see advertised that we want to warn you about. Often, these are low-cost checks, that cost under $5 for a report. These reports are often just the results of a national criminal database. However, this is just a \u201cdatabase\u201d of screen scraped records and other sources and does not provide a comprehensive view as they often only cover about 70% of the United States. While these databases have value as part of a background check report that searches at the county court level, they are not good stand-alone solutions. Additionally, these reports may not be compliant. Some background check vendors will not validate findings at the original reporting source and may not be complying with the most conservative interpretation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.\u00a0Just because a background check is inexpensive in the short-term, it doesn\u2019t compare to endangering your workplace or a lawsuit.<\/em><\/p>\n

All that said, here are two types of packages to consider as part of a background check program for a small business.<\/p>\n

Criminal Package<\/h3>\n

A basic criminal package is great for positions that don\u2019t require the verification of specific education or former positions. The components to make sure are included would be the following:<\/p>\n