New Hire Background Check Process
Employees:
Offer is made to employee contingent upon a background check.
Upon receipt of the signed offer letter, background screening is initiated.
Background screening will consist of the following:
- Social Security Address/Alias Trace
- Statewide Criminal Search – 7 years (all states developed by the Social Security Trace within the past 7 years)
- Federal District Criminal Search- 7 years (all districts developed by the Social Security trace within the past 7 years)
- County Criminal Court Search will be automatically processed in lieu of a Criminal Check if the Statewide is not available.
- Social Security Number Verification – is performed through E-Verify
Upon receipt of a clear background screening, the offer is confirmed with the candidate and the new hire onboarding process begins.
Upon receipt of a background screening that is not clear, communication is made to the employee candidate as required by law.
Independent Contractor:
Background screening is performed on all individual independent contractors (those not associated with a vendor/company).
