County Criminal and Civil Reports
These reports can alleviate potential liability. Dishonest employees who might steal from the company, intentionally vandalize the workplace, sue the company, or injure a co-worker usually have a history of bad behavior. This investigation consists of an on-site manual search of the superior, upper, and lower court records, in compliance with legally available research procedures, in each county court jurisdiction nationwide. Our network of professional court researchers covers all 3,200+ county court jurisdictions across the country, and will indicate if a subject has a felony or misdemeanor filing within the last seven years, or longer if the record includes a legally reportable conviction. Completed Reports consist of all available and legally reportable information, typically including date of arrest, date of filing, charges, level of the charges, disposition date and final disposition of the charges, and any applicable sentence or penalty.
Social Security Trace
One of the most common mistakes employers make is failing to cross-check the identity of their applicants with a Social Security Number Trace using credit history information. Using SSN Trace information, PDQ Legal is able to authenticate that the Social Security Number provided by your applicant is associated with an individual of the same name, that the approximate date of issue range of the SSN equates with your applicant’s birth date, and that the address history associated with that SSN corresponds with the areas of the country where your applicant has lived, worked, attended school, or spent other significant time. The SSN Trace is a crucial component of criminal history research as the address history is the roadmap used to select court jurisdictions that should be researched for criminal records. Additionally, the SSN Trace will provide any alias names that have been associated with that SSN. The same courts should be checked under all relevant and/or unique alias names. Any effective, reliable, and FCRA-compliant criminal background check begins with a SSN Trace.
Credit Reports
Our Employment Insight Credit Report from Experian provides consumer identification, including Social Security number, address information, including the length of time at current and previous addresses, employment information that provides information regarding an applicant’s previous work history, other names used, such as maiden and aliases, public information on bankruptcies, liens and judgments against the applicant, credit history providing an objective overview of how financial obligations are handled over a period of time, and Demographics Band (including driver’s license and phone number verifications), and Profile Summary (including payment patterns). These reports can provide insight into an applicant’s reliability, sense of personal responsibility, and whether an applicant has the ability to prioritize and manage corporate responsibilities. These reports are vital for companies whose candidates will have check-writing privileges or other access to company funds.
Drug Screening
Incorporating a Substance Abuse Screening Program into your hiring process has never been so easy. PDQ offers testing at over 1000 Patient Service Centers across the United States. All results are reviewed by a board-certified Medical Review Officer (MRO), and handled in full compliance with federal DOT regulations and guidelines. Negative results are posted in 1-2 days. This screening can be used for pre-employment, random, and post-accident programs.
DMV/MVR Reports
Verifying that your applicant possesses a valid driver’s license is essential. Not only is a license a valid form of identification, but also a simple indicator of your applicant’s credibility. Applicants who claim to have a valid driver’s license, but cannot provide valid information, may be hiding something. Their license could be suspended or contain DUI (Driving Under the Influence) or DWI(Driving While Intoxicated) charges. In many states, first and second offenses for DUI or DWI are only reported on the driver’s license, and not as a criminal charge. This is an important search for applicants who will be required to drive a company vehicle, who will be required to operate their vehicles for business purposes, or for those who simply must drive each day to get to work. Records will show the driver’s history over the past 3-7 years and are available in all 50 states and Washington DC. Reports will include all personal identifiers as well as offenses and citations.
Education Verification
Our staff will verify an applicant’s educational background. An education verification confirms schools attended, diplomas, degrees, and certificates awarded, dates of attendance, and additional information as available. Failing to confirm this information can result in hiring an unqualified or under qualified dishonest applicant.
Employment Verification
Our staff will verify up to three past employers. Dates of employment, starting and ending positions and salaries, reason for termination, and eligibility for re-hire are examples of the information employers are asked to verify. An employment verification can differentiate between honest mistakes and calculated attempts to further one’s career through inflated claims of salary and responsibility, or even attempts to cover up significant gaps in employment which should otherwise be explained.
OFAC/Terrorist Registry
Our terrorist registry search is run through the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC), Denied Persons List, OSFI Terrorist List, UK Terrorist List, and Extended Range Search. If the individual (or company) is on one of these government lists, they are prohibited from conducting business in the United States.
Federal Civil Reports
Federal civil records are searched at an appropriate US District Court. Cases are typically related to interstate commerce, violations of civil rights, issues involving the Federal Government, financial institutions, etc. The records, however, are limited to the specific district within that state. We access Federal District Court records daily to obtain the information you need to make informed hiring decisions. Unless otherwise specified and an additional fee is paid, records are only searched back 7 years.
Federal Criminal Reports
Some offenses are violations of Federal law as opposed to state or local law. Record of these crimes can be located in the US District Courts. Each state has at least one US District Court, while others are divided into as many as four districts in separate geographical regions. Federal violations generally will not appear in either a county or statewide criminal check. Only a small percentage of criminal cases are violations of Federal law. However, Federal offenses can be very severe involving kidnapping, drug trafficking, interstate transportation of stolen goods, bank robbery, tax evasion, counterfeiting, and embezzlement. The search will go back seven years and include all criminal filings in any of the nation’s federal district courts.
Professional License Verification
Includes verification of professional licences or certifications required by industry or organizational standards. We verify all licenses and certifications provided by the candidate directly with the issuing or accrediting organization. This service verifies the type of license, whether it is currently valid, date issued, state, and licensing authority.
Statewide Criminal and Civil Reports
Searches for records in the chosen state for criminal or civil records. Searches are available in all states
I-9 Verifications
As of January 1, 2008 a new Arizona State Law prohibits employers from intentionally or knowingly employing an unauthorized alien. PDQ is proud to offer the first electronic solution to I-9 compliance that is fully integrated into our current background screening software. We make it easy for our clients by utilizing existing data entered from the background check profile to assist in completing the government-required electronic employment eligibility verification, now called E-Verify (formerly known as the Basic Pilot Program). We also use this data to build an online I-9 completed form which is stored on our servers along with the DHS issued work authorization number. No match? No Problem! PDQ’s software will issue the necessary letters and electronically notify the appropriate government agencies ensuring that all of the proper steps are taken leading up to a final non confirmation or confirmation of your employees’ right to work. In addition, our software will perform an audit trail on all work submitted to DHS/SSA. We keep you in compliance and prepared for possible audits. View I-9 Compliance Capabilities
National Criminal Database Search
This search gives you access to the nation’s largest privately held criminal database, as well as public records from a variety of government sources. This should be used as a supplemental search to PDQ’s county court searches by identifying criminal records that may exist outside of an applicant’s home or work area. To ensure complete compliance with the FCRA, all records found are subject to a further investigation and verification. This tool casts a broader search of multiple databases to increase the chances that all past actions are uncovered.
Automated Talent Management
Time is money! PDQ Legal Services newest product, E-Hire, can boost the efficiency of the hiring process and fill critical job openings more quickly, so that your business continues to run smoothly.
E-Hire is a tool that allows your human resources department to manage the entire hiring process with one easy-to-use system. E-Hire provides a fully integrated applicant tracking system that allows you to accept applications online, schedule and conduct interviews, and order background checks from PDQ with the click of a mouse.
Career Center
The E-Hire Career Center lists job openings for specific positions. It highlights the available positions, locations that are hiring, the qualifications needed for the job, and, combined with the Online Employment Applications, creates a seamless recruiting process.
Online Applicant Tracker
With E-Hire, you can collect applications online with a customized applicant tracking system. You can include a link to the E-Hire page on your company’s home page, create an on-location hiring kiosk, or instruct recruiters to send pre-qualified applicants to the page. You can customize the look of the system with your company’s colors, logos, and specific verbiage.
Applicant Screening and Hiring
When looking at a specific employment application, the recruiter can take several actions — send for a screen to send applicants’ information to PDQ for background screening, reject applicant to send a rejection letter and move the applicant to the rejection file, or hire applicant after screening is complete to mark the applicant as hired.
