Posts Tagged ‘Federal Trade Commission’
Screening Volunteers on Need-to-Know Basis
September 27th, 2014 by Dodie
Volunteers are the key to success of many organizations. Effective volunteer screening reduces risk to your organization and the people it serves. If your organization is setting up or reviewing an existing screening policy, you may be wondering if the information you obtain is accurate, too invasive, or compliant with privacy laws. Not because an […]
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- Tags: background check, background check company, criminal records, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Information Practice Principles, FCRA guidelines, Federal Trade Commission, FIPP, FTC, how to screen volunteers, invasion of privacy, Laws and Regulations, legal liability, negligent hiring, NGO, non-government organization, non-profit business, notice and consent, personally identifiable information, PII, Privacy Act of 1974, screening policy, screening tools, screening volunteers, volunteer work, volunteerism
The Accuracy of Social Media
July 26th, 2014 by Dodie
With the growing number of people putting out every detail of their lives on social media sites you might consider using social media background checks on your potential employees or tenants. The idea is still somewhat new in this age so you might not know what a social media background check really consists of. As […]
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- Tags: background check, background check company, background check report, employee screening, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, Gizmodo, Mat Honan, SIC, Social Intelligence Corporation, social media background check, social media history, tenant screening
