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BCS helps organizations of all sizes to ensure that
employee or tenant candidates are qualified and meet each
organization's employment standards.
Utilizing BCS will automate and speed the hiring process and
reduce your exposure to fraud, workplace violence and
negligent hiring lawsuits. BCS provides easy-to-use,
comprehensive solutions to make the best possible hiring
decisions by screening in the following areas:
Federal law requires employers to verify an employee's
eligibility to work in the United States. Undocumented
aliens often rely on fraudulent documents to fill out
employment applications, while other applicants may use
fraudulent information to hide a criminal history or bad
credit history. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(ICE) agency conducts routine workplace audits to ensure
that employers are properly collecting and retaining
required documentation and that the information matches
government records. BCS can help reduce employment
eligibility fraud by performing the following types of
verifications:
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Social Security Verification
This verification is one of the most vital components of
the pre-employment screening process and can protect your
company from fraud and demonstrate your company's due
diligence to comply with applicable federal laws. BCS
obtains information from Credit Bureaus and the Social
Security Administration (SSA) to verify the following
Social Security Number (SSN) information:
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I9 Employment Eligibility
I9 Employment Eligibility screening is utilized to ensure
that companies are not employing illegal aliens. All U.S.
employers are responsible for collecting and retaining a
Form I-9 for each individual they hire for employment in
the United States. This includes citizens and
non-citizens. On the form, the employer must verify the
employment eligibility and identity documents presented by
the employee and record the document information on the
Form I-9. BCS can help companies verify the information
submitted by each applicant on Form I-9 within three days
of hiring such individual (may not be used during the
pre-employment process). BCS searches SSA and Department
of Homeland Security files to verify employment
eligibility.
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Deceased Verification
BCS can obtain a death record report from the SSA to
determine if an applicant is fraudulently using a deceased
person's SSN to apply for employment. The SSA database
contains records of all deceased individuals that were
receiving social security benefits. The information
provided on this report includes:
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BCS recognizes that screening employees, job applicants and
suppliers for criminal background histories is a critical
component of protecting a company's employees, customers,
property and reputation. Federal and state laws require that
background checks are performed for certain jobs, but in
today's business environment there are many other reasons
for company's to perform background checks. Negligent hiring
lawsuits are on the rise, security issues and terrorist
identification are of greater concern and corporate
executives are under more scrutiny. In addition, identity
theft is more prevalent, causing a high percentage of job
applications and resumes to contain false or inflated
information.
BCS provides background check searches in the following
areas:
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Federal Searches - including civil, bankruptcy and
criminal records
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State Searches - including 44 states and Washington, D.C.
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County Searches - both felony and misdemeanor convictions
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FBI Most Wanted List
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Terrorist Watch List
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U.S. Department of Justice National Sex Offender Public
Registry
The types of crimes uncovered by these searches and our
experienced investigators include:
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Securities and tax law violations
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Bank robberies
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Bankruptcies
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Civil rights violations
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Drug-related offenses
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Immigration violations
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Kidnapping
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Prison parole and release records
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Sexually violent offenses
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Weapons charges
All searches are Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) compliant.
Copies of search results, reports and letters sent to
applicants are stored in an online document repository for
access by authorized users.
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BCS' trained call center professionals will verify an
applicant's employment history by conducting telephone
interviews with Human Resources professionals of the
applicant's former employers. BCS will verify employment
dates, positions held and the rehire status with each
previous employer. BCS also offers reference checking with
an applicant's previous managers, coworkers, professors and
other references. All information obtained from each
employer is recorded in a standardized template and posted
to an online document repository for access by authorized
users.
Any discrepancies in the applicant's resume will be reported
directly to the hiring employer.
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BCS assists clients to ensure a safe and drug free work
environment with a variety of drug and alcohol testing
services, including Department of Transportation drug
testing, by helping them electronically manage the
collection and storage of critical documents related to the
testing results. All of our testing procedures meet federal,
state and local regulations. BCS provides the following drug
and alcohol testing services:
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Instant Drug Testing - Various types of instant
screening solutions are available including urine and
saliva options. These tests can be administered by the
employer without laboratory facilities and the results are
available within 15 minutes.
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Laboratory Testing - Through our affiliation with a
network of collection sites, BCS is able to offer clients
a lab-based drug screening program including urine, saliva
and hair testing. Turnaround times range from 24 to 96
hours depending on the type of testing.
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Random Drug and Alcohol Testing - Based on your
company's pre-determined selection rates, BCS utilizes a
random computer generated process to select testing
candidates from an employee database.
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Consulting Services - BCS provides consulting
services to assist clients with developing customized drug
and alcohol testing policies and procedures to meet their
needs. BCS employs professionals that keep abreast of
regulations and work on the design, implementation and
training aspects of your overall substance abuse program.
All documented test results are collected and stored in an
online document repository for access by authorized users.
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BCS helps employers manage the collection, verification and
storage of motor vehicle records (MVRs) and documents for
applicants and employees as required by the U.S. Department
of Transportation and each employer's internal policies. BCS
has access to MVRs in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
This service allows companies to easily comply with the
Safety Performance History of New Drivers regulation and the
Entry Level Drivers Training regulation. Accurate driver
records including license type, endorsements and a complete
history of reckless driving, speeding, driving under the
influence of drugs and alcohol, suspensions and revoked
license information is electronically obtained and reviewed
by our staff.
All documents including new driver training documents are
digitally stored in our online document repository for use
by all authorized users. BCS tracks expiration dates and
renewal dates and sends advanced notifications of expiring
documents and daily reports of compliance deficiencies.
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BCS assists companies to perform the due diligence necessary
to comply with industry, legislative and regulatory
guidelines to screen for employees with fraud in their
backgrounds or who may be on blocked lists. Some of the data
sources that BCS searches include the following:
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Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC)
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Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
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FBI Most Wanted List
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Interpol Most Wanted List
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Terrorist Exclusion List
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World Bank Debarred Parties
All adverse findings are reported to the employer and
applicant and stored in an online document repository for
access by authorized users.
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Screening applicants that apply for positions with financial
responsibilities sometimes requires more due diligence in
the selection process including a review of credit related
history information. BCS helps employers obtain credit
report information from the National Credit Bureau Network
and provides them with the information they need to make
more comprehensive hiring decisions. All information is
posted to an online document repository for access by
authorized users.
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BCS provides education verification services for companies
by validating each applicant's educational background
including the names of schools attended (undergraduate,
graduate, trade and technical), attendance dates and degrees
earned at each school. BCS tracks and monitors the status of
each request made to institutions until the completion of
each verification attempt. All results are recorded in a
standardized document and stored in an online document
repository. Any discrepancies in reported information are
communicated to our clients for further follow-up with the
applicant. Verifying educational backgrounds helps you to
hire the most qualified employees by reducing the occurrence
of resume fraud.
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BCS helps employers verify that their applicants have the
necessary professional certificates and licenses to perform
their jobs. Professional licensure status is validated
through state agencies and information pertaining to each
license is retrieved including license type, issuance date,
expiration date and disciplinary actions. This information
is stored in an online document repository for access by
authorized users. Any discrepancies in reported information
are returned to the employer for additional follow-up with
the applicant. The types of licenses that may be verified
include accounting, aviation, legal, medical, nursing and
plumbing. All verifications are governed by the Fair Credit
Reporting Act (FCRA).
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