Introduction Pre-employment background checks are a critical tool for employers to ensure the integrity of their workforce. They provide valuable insights into a candidate’s criminal history, employment history, education, and other relevant areas. However, when conducting these checks, employers must comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to protect candidates’ rights. What is the […]

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) provides guidance on the use of criminal history in employment decisions through its Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC guidance encourages employers to consider the following three factors when using […]

Remaining compliant in your pre-employment background screening is becoming more difficult. Over the past several years many state and local jurisdictions have passed “fair chance” hiring laws that limit an employer’s use of a background report in their screening process of new applicants. These laws limit the kinds of information a employer can considers upon […]

Over the last year, CDL-Link Reporting Services has upgraded its data sources and reporting platform as a way of keeping in compliance with the regulations set out in the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) which governs the employment background reporting industry. This change has proven to strengthen our reporting capabilities in terms of data source […]

New legislation in Michigan called the Michigan Clean Slate Act and it’s automatic expungement of certain criminal convictions began on Tuesday, April 11th 2023. The ability to have some convictions hidden from public view, including on background checks, took effect in April 2021. Due to the backlog of applications, COVID-19 and technology hurdles some of […]

CDL-Link passes all federal, state, and county court fees on to our clients as a “pass through” billing with no markup. In all cases where the court fee is variable those fees will be added to your bill after your order is completed and may be reflected on a different bill than the original charge.

Accuracy in background checks is key, which is why our order screen requires entry of a middle name. When performing background checks we highly recommend that our clients check their applicant’s government issued ID for a middle name and include it on the order form when placing their order. For those applicants that have no […]

CDL-Link has our sample and required release forms on our site. You can also find some additional help on how to use our new system here.