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Finding the right employees is a challenging process. In addition to finding people with the right skill sets and experience, you want to make sure that there are no surprises lurking in the background of potential candidates. That's where Global comes in. We provide you a comprehensive package of pre-employment services to help ensure that you hire the right persons for the job. Our services include:

Criminal and Civil Background Checks Pre-Employment Credit Reports Substance Abuse Testing
Healthcare Searches Reference Verifications Tenant/Landlord Credit Report
International Screening Services Sex Offender Registry Search Workers' Compensation Claims History
Motor Vehicle Record Reports Social Security Verification  

Countywide Criminal Search

Search seven-or 10-year criminal records histories retrieved directly from the sources. Contents vary by jurisdiction, but typically contain information about felony convictions and misdemeanors not reported at the federal level.

Statewide Criminal Search

Search in 13 available states - and the District of Columbia. This search is recommended in conjunction with a countywide criminal search.

Federal Criminal Search

Search for cases filed by the U.S. government against job candidates who have allegedly broken federal criminal laws. Federal crimes can include mail fraud, interstate drug trafficking, civil rights violations, and crimes committed on federal property. This search is recommended in conjunction with a countywide or statewide (if available) search.

Metropolitan Market Criminal Search

Search several contiguous counties and cities in the United States, which will provide a larger search area.

Nationwide Criminal Database Search

A multi-jurisdictional search of state and county criminal records from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This search includes felony and misdemeanor records, sex offender registries, inmate or Department of Corrections records and arrest information. There are over 260 million records in this database.

Civil History Suits & Judgment - (Upper or Lower)

Search a seven-or 10-year history of civil actions that will identify the actions, names of plaintiffs and defendants, and the outcome when available. This search also is available at the federal level.

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Medical Fraud and Abuse Information

This product consists of individuals and entities in the healthcare field that have received adverse actions. This product includes more than 800 sources reporting disciplinary actions which include the following: exclusions, debarments, probations, letters of reprimand, and license terminations. The search is comprised of the following components: OIG (Office of Inspector General), GSA (General Services Administration), FDA (Food and Drug Administration), DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) and action taken by licensing boards in all 50 states.

National Practitioner Data Bank (NPDB)

The NPDB is primarily an alert or flagging system intended to facilitate a comprehensive review of health care practitioners’ professional credentials. The information contained in the NPDB is intended to direct discrete inquiry into, and scrutiny of, specific areas of a practitioner's licensure, professional society memberships, medical malpractice payment history, and record of clinical privileges. The information contained in the NPDB should be considered together with other relevant data in evaluating a practitioner's credentials; it is intended to augment, not replace, traditional forms of credentials review.

Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank

The HIPDB is primarily a flagging system that may serve to alert users that a comprehensive review of a practitioner's, provider’s, or supplier's past actions may be prudent. The HIPDB is intended to augment, not replace, traditional forms of review and investigation, serving as an important supplement to a careful review of a practitioner’s provider’s, or supplier’s past actions.

HHS Office of Inspector General Exclusions Database Search

A search of certain individuals and businesses participating in Federally-funded health care programs that have been excluded for convictions, for program-related fraud, patient abuse, licensing board actions and default on Health Education Assistance Loans.

HHS, Public Health Services - Office of Research Integrity

Searches names of individuals that have had administrative actions imposed against them by the ORI.

US Food and Drug Administration - Office of Regulatory Affairs

This search will reveal clinical investigators who have proven adequate assurances and are required to comply with applicable statutes and regulations. In addition, this search will reveal clinical investigators who are disqualified or restricted.

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International Criminal Record Search

Search in over 200 countries for Crimes and Offenses that are comparable to felonies in the United States. We will also report less serious offenses when found.

International Verifications

Confirm employment and education stability on an applicant in over 200 countries. Through a network of fluent speakers we can perform verifications quickly and accurately all over the world.

Global WatchList

This search will help ensure that you don't enter into transactions with a person or organization involved in terrorism, international narcotics trafficking, or activities related to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The Global WatchList is designed to provide the most in depth and detailed security searches available which includes the following list of U.S. and foreign sanctions and watch lists. (Lists notated with an asterisk (*) indicate a geographic-based sanctions list.)

  • OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) & Blocked Persons
  • OFAC Sanctioned Countries, including Major Cities & Ports*
  • Non-Cooperative Countries and Territories*
  • Department of State Trade Control (DTC) Debarred Parties
  • U.S. Bureau of Industry & Security (formerly BXA) ?
    • Unverified Entities List
    • Denied Entities List
    • Denied Persons List
  • FBI Most Wanted Terrorists & Seeking Information
  • FBI Top Ten Most Wanted
  • INTERPOL Most Wanted List
  • Bank of England sanctions List
  • OSFI ? Canadian Sanctions List
  • United Nations Consolidated Sanctions List
  • Politically Exposed Persons List
  • European Union Terrorism List
  • World Bank Ineligible Firms

I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification

This report involves verification checks of the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) databases. It uses an automated system to verify the employment authorization of all newly hired employees.

The system uses Social Security numbers, alien registration numbers, and I-94 numbers to perform these verification checks. This program provides several benefits:
- Removes guesswork from document review during the Form I-9 process.
- Allows participating employers to confirm employment eligibility of all newly hired employees.
- Improves the accuracy of wage and tax reporting, and
- Protects jobs for authorized United States workers.

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Motor Vehicle Records Search (MVR)

Search for any applicants who will be driving company trucks or cars or will be operating heavy machinery. MVRs contain driving record information including violations, suspensions and revocations. It will indicate the type of license issued and any restrictions. Note that some states Driving Under The Influence of Alcohol convictions (DUI's) do not appear in the criminal court record and only can be revealed through an MVR search.

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Pre-Employment or Tenant/Landlord Credit Report

Search credit reports on candidates who will have financially sensitive responsibilities to find financial patterns and difficulties. This report also is perfect for landlords and property management companies. Information is obtained from the files of a national reporting agency. Credit reporting is done in strict compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

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Employment Verification

Confirm employment stability. Our Employer Reference Report may provide but is not limited to dates of employment, salary, reason for leaving, title, position, whether the applicants were promoted and if given the opportunity, would the previous employers rehire them.

Education Verification

Confirm the education credentials listed on applicants' resume or the your employment application. The Academic Report provides the year(s) attended, graduation date and degree obtained.

Professional License Verification Report

Essential for companies that require specific credentials, licenses or certification as a prerequisite to employment; search and confirm the status and history of these credentials.

Personal Reference Verification Report

Identify applicants' personal characteristics and general reputation through information obtained from their references. This gives you a much broader perspective on applicants.

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Sexual Offender Registery

Search state repositories for known sexual offenders. This is a critical service for all employees who work with children. Rules and regulations regarding the dissemination of this data and privacy vary from state to state.

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Social Security Verification

Validate the identity of applicants. The SSN Verification report verifies first, that the SSN reported by the applicant is indeed a valid number. It also reveals whether any other names are associated with the number as well as the current and past address history. It may also reveal that the numbers reported may not belong to your applicant.

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Substance Abuse Testing

Consider our complete program management capabilities including all the substance testing services that you need to build and maintain a healthy drug-free workforce. These services include Program Development, Implementation, and Maintenance and Evaluation. Please contact a Global account representative for more information.

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Workers' Compensation Claims History

Search workers' compensation claim records to ferret out the job applicants who have a history of filing worker's compensation claims. The Workers' Compensation Claim Records Report provides the claims history of applicants including the injury date(s), the date(s) the claims were filed, the case numbers, employer name, settlement date and type of accident. In some states, additional claim information may be available. A review of workers' compensation histories may be conducted only after a conditional offer of employment has been made. If you are using these searches, you must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

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