Background Screening Case Study

In todays society, criminal background checks are a common practice among small to large businesses. Background checks are a crucial step within the hiring process for numerous company’s. They provide important and unique information on potential candidates to employers. For some, employers want an idea on who they are hiring and if they would be a reliable asset to the company. Businesses who deal in the retail, educational institutions and security firms must be extra cautious when hiring new personal. For some company’s, hiring a potential candidate with criminal history could cause public outrage or lawsuits in the future. In 2012 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued guidelines on how past conviction records can

With many cases already being filed by the EEOC will provide some sort of guidance on how a company can more thoroughly conduct background screenings on their candidates and current employees. A company should have the right to conduct background screenings on their employees and potential candidates anytime they desire. Having the government interfere on how an employer can hire an employee interferes with our capitalistic economy. Background screenings are sometimes even crucial to a companies bottom line when taking into consideration of certain costs like insurance. Some insurance company’s will not cover certain potential liabilities for an organization if they have an employee with a criminal history. For example, a trucking company’s insurance policy may state that they will not cover any accidental damages if they have an employee who has a past arrest for driving under the influence and is operating one of their fleet vehicles. A background check I believe is a necessity when hiring employees and even screening current employees at random. This provides a strong structure of internal controls for an organization, and helps reduce a possibility of law suits and loss of capital for an