In God We Trust

In God We Trust

Everyone Else Needs a Background Check Fortunately, when you think about the many thousands of churches, few are forced to experience the damaging consequences of poor and negligent hiring decisions. At LaborChex, we believe every church should check the backgrounds...
Nightmare Hiring

Nightmare Hiring

Consider the following scenario: You hire someone who seemed great on paper and interviewed perfectly, and you’re thinking, “This person is really going to help us out.” But a week later, a couple of police officers show up holding some papers that look really...
They Don’t Have to Be a Commercial Driver

They Don’t Have to Be a Commercial Driver

Imagine this: You hire sales reps who are on the road making calls. The reps use their personal vehicles and pay for insurance. You reimburse these employees for some expenses. One day, a rep runs a stop sign while texting on their cell phone and causes an...
An Introduction to Background Screening: The Essentials

An Introduction to Background Screening: The Essentials

I remember a time, many years ago, when employers would rely solely on current workers, friends, and a variety of other associates to make recommendations regarding the hiring of new people. I was one of those employers. It seemed much safer and wiser to trust the...
Criminal Records

Criminal Records

What’s the difference between STATE/LOCAL crimes and FEDERAL crimes? As you know, there isn’t a single button you can push that will give you EVERY bit of criminal record information about an applicant/employee with 100% accuracy. Even if you send fingerprints to the...