Background Screening Tips & Tech

PBSA is celebrating 20 years. They are are a force in supporting and enhancing the background screening industry worldwide.
PBSA 2023 (Texas)
LOCATION:
Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center (Grapevine, Texas)
WHEN:
Sunday, September 10th through Tuesday September 12th

On this episode of Background Screening Tips and Tech, Tim Santoni provides some insights into the show.
It's not too late to register for PBSA 2023. Here is a link.
https://thepbsa.org/events/2023-annual-conference/
See you in Dallas!

Montserrat Miller of Arnall Golden & Gregory joins the podcast!
Montserrat is a partner at Arnall Golden & Gregory and she is co-chair of the background screening industry team

She is certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) as Certified Information Privacy Professionals in both the designations for the United States and European Union (CIPP/US and CIPP/E).

AGG is a recognized member in good standing with the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA).

She recently spoke on legal panel at the Tazworks user group

1)

Practical guidance on authorizations and disclosures

Arnold v. DMG Mori-

2)

California Court decision and Michigan change restricting searches by full date of birth

Discussion around reasonable diligence and ways to verify records.

3)

Illinois Law restricting use of criminal history- Interactive Assessment requirement

· SB 1480 requires an employer to conduct an “interactive assessment,” which takes into account the following mitigating factors, prior to disqualifying an applicant or employee because of a conviction record:

· The length of time since the conviction;

· The number of convictions that appear on the conviction record;

· The nature and severity of the conviction and its relationship to the safety and security of others;

· The facts or circumstances surrounding the conviction;

· The age of the employee at the time of the conviction; and

· Evidence of rehabilitation efforts.

LINK TO ARTICLE

https://www.agg.com/news-insights/publications/illinois-employers-take-note-human-rights-law-expanded-to-require-interactive-assessments-when-considering-conviction-records-for-employment-screening-purposes/

Have a listen to AGG Talks Background Screening - the new podcast hosted by Montserrat Miller & Kevin Coy.

PBSA 2021
The PBSA Annual Conference was held in Anaheim, California. PBSA utilized a hybrid model allow physical attendees and speakers as well as remote access.
There were in-person attendees and remote attendees could access the sessions and networking events virtually.
It was exciting to see friends, colleagues and partners face – to – face, but the conference lacked the typical energy. This was mainly because there were far fewer attendees and there were very few exhibitors. In fact the exhibit hall looked a bit bare because the exhibitors were spread out.
PBSA does a great job of elevating and protecting the screening industry. The massive changes in laws every year impact background screeners and their customers. PBSA is continually monitoring and lobbying to help all of the businesses within the space. The members of PBSA are extremely passionate about helping others.
Here are my big take-aways from the show. While the legal and compliance stuff that is highlighted every year by Pam DeVata and the other attorneys is helpful and scary it is necessary.
From my perspective the most noteworthy change since the last in-person PBSA conference which was in San Antonio back in 2020 would be the efforts by companies to tackle EDUCATION VERIFICATIONS. There have been some really innovative approaches to employment verification that work around The Work Number.
SJV (ebay style marketplace)
Bill Wilder
Citadel
Kirill Klokov
Velocity Network Foundation (Blockchain network)
John Hartigan

Delays...Outages... Service Challenges- The "NEW" normal?
The delays encountered by the background screening industry due to the COVID 19 pandemic were significant. Courthouses were closed, then they were open with reduced staffing, then they closed again. Clinics and labs saw their employees leave they had to reduce hours of operation and even closed some facilities.

Now the industry as a whole is seeing a dramatic increase in the number of applicants to be screened which is putting more pressure on the system.

The weird thing is that many of the same issues we faced during the pandemic are still issues.

This is not good news for background screening companies and their clients who are under a ton of pressure to recruit, hire and on-board talent in record time.

Here are some of the issues that the industry is facing. Be sure to stick around until the end of this episode as I share some solutions... and don’t worry I won’t recommend doing away with county criminal searches to speed up background checks like CheckR did back in the pandemic. That is not a viable solution.

Let’s start with the challenges in California...

Kirill Klokov, the CEO & Co-Founder of TRUV joins Tim Santoni on the podcast.
Kirill shares his story from an immigrant needing to get a loan without a credit history and how that impacted the quoted rate.
Kirill got his MBA at Standford and has worked at SIDEKICK, CARTA, TRUST WATE & EZHOME. Kirill launched TRUV in lated 2021.
TRUV is a technology that background screeners (CRAs) and mortgage companies use to verify employment. The TRUV solution allows applicants to authenticate directly to the Payroll providers and platforms used by their former employers to securely pull back information needed to verify employment.
TRUV unlocks the power of CONSUMER-PERMISSIONED DATA to avoid the expensive alternatives like The Work Number. Also, because TRUV gets SOURCE information there is little no concern about an applicant providing names and contact information of employers that are friends, family or relatives. In short the accuracy of verifications when using TRUV is extremely high.
The TRUV solution also allows for verifications be completed in minutes instead of days.
The other benefits of using the TRUV solution are as follows;

• Current employment can be verified discreetly
• Verifications that are not completed due to The Work Number price increases are being done which help background screeners do more comprehensive background checks
• Speed
• Cost Savings ($50+ in some cases)
• Integrations (Tazworks, Accio, etc.)
• White labeling
• Customized notifications/settings

Learn more about TRUV

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