HR Best Practices

Published: July 15, 2026 | Reading Time: 5 minutes | Author: Brent Ramey Whether you’re shopping for a new provider or your current contract is up for renewal, picking a background check company is one of those decisions that’s easy to make on autopilot. Nobody’s yelling about it. The checks are getting done, eventually. You […]

Published: June 9, 2026 | Reading Time: 8 minutes | Author: Brent Ramey Quick Answer: Background check laws vary significantly by state and locality. As of 2026, 37 states and 150+ local jurisdictions have some form of ban-the-box or fair chance hiring law. New laws took effect in Texas (Sept. 2025), Philadelphia (Jan. 2026), Washington […]

Published: May 12, 2026 | Reading Time: 7 minutes | Author: Brent Ramey You Already Know Something Isn’t Working Maybe your turnaround times have crept up and candidates are dropping out before results come back. Maybe you called support with a compliance question and waited three days for a response that didn’t actually answer it. […]

Published: April 21, 2026 | Reading Time: 8 minutes | Author: Brent Ramey, CEO of VICTIG Background Checks The Ground Just Shifted — Again On December 18, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the Department of Justice to expedite the reclassification of marijuana from a Schedule I to a Schedule III controlled substance […]

Published: April 16, 2026 | Reading Time: 8 minutes | Author: Brent Ramey Why Healthcare Screening Is a Category of Its Own Most industries run background checks to make a smart hire. Healthcare organizations run background checks because they have no other choice — and because the stakes when something goes wrong are measured not […]

Published: April 8, 2026 | Reading Time: 7 minutes | Author: Brent Ramey, President of VICTIG Background Checks The Lawsuit You Never Saw Coming It starts with a routine hiring decision. You needed to fill the role quickly. The candidate seemed like a good fit in the interview. Maybe you ran a background check — […]

Published: March 16, 2026 | Reading Time: 6 minutes You’ve done everything right. You ran a compliant background check, reviewed the results carefully, and identified a concern. But before you can move forward, the candidate pushes back — they say the report is wrong. Now what? Candidate disputes are more common than many HR teams […]

5 Background Check Mistakes — VICTIG VICTIG Background Checks 5 Background Check MistakesThat Put Your Company at Risk And most HR teams don’t realize they’re making them. After nearly two decades in the screening industry, we’ve seen the same costly mistakes on repeat. Here are the top 5. 1 High Risk 🔍 Only Screening at […]

Published: March 2, 2026 | Reading Time: 6 minutes Most employers run a pre-employment background check before hiring. But what happens when that employee is on the job for months or years? As workplace safety regulations tighten and liability risks grow, continuous background monitoring is gaining traction among HR leaders. This guide breaks down the […]