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Credit History
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Kroll recommends Credit History reports for employees that can affect the company financially. This necessarily includes all employees in accounting functions, but may also include other employees that may, for example, be entrusted with a corporate credit or purchasing card. The credit history reports Kroll conducts are designed for employment purposes, so they do not count as an inquiry on the individual’s report or reveal either date of birth or a credit score. The report includes verification of the applicants’ name, their current address and two previous addresses, current phone number, current employer, up to three previous employers, and any aliases associated with the Social Security Number. The credit summary portion of the report contains the complete file including public records (i.e., liens, judgments, etc.), collection accounts, current or previous delinquent accounts, types of credit, total indebtedness, and “profile” (i.e., account charged off, repossessed, etc.). Kroll provides an immediate free First Alert when clients order a Credit History via our web-based solution.
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Criminal History Report
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County criminal searches are recommended to protect against workplace violence and employee theft. Kroll performs searches of current records directly at local county Superior and Municipal courts. Criminal searches are available nationwide as well as in the U.S. territories and Canada. We recommend a search of all counties of residence and any AKAs that are identified in an applicant's Social Security Trace. Using Kroll’s network of researchers, we access the most current information available and report felony and misdemeanor convictions based on applicable federal and state law.
Kroll does not use online or CD-ROM databases, which may be out of date and inaccurate. The FTC in a staff opinion letter stated that "an employment screening service that uses 'stored data' (which may be as much as 90 days old) does not comply with" the Fair Credit Reporting Act Section 613(2). State Repositories are available in some states, but many provide partial or out-of-date information because they are not frequently updated. Except where the repository is updated daily, state repository searches should not replace county criminal searches.
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Education Verification
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Education verification is recommended for managerial positions as well as most business office functions. Statistics reveal that education is one of the things that applicants falsify most often on employment applications. Kroll generally verifies college degrees, unless clients ask that we verify high school also or “highest degree” earned. Kroll’s Education Verification will report the applicant’s dates of attendance, graduation date and degree earned. Some educational institutions will report GPA.
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Employment Verification
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Past Employment Verification is recommended for all employees. It is approximated that 40% of all resumes and employment applications contain falsified information. Kroll’s in-house Reference and Verification Department offers two employment verifications. Our standard Employment Verification reports the employer’s name, applicant’s title, dates of employment, salary history (upon client’s request), whether they are eligible for rehire, and we ask for additional comments. We also offers an Employment Verification “Plus” that adds questions about the applicant’s initiative and drive, follow-through, problem solving skills, organizational skills, work attitude and dependability. If an Employment Verification Plus is ordered but a past employer will only provide information requested in the Standard Verification, Kroll will only charge the standard Employment Verification fee.
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FACIS Level 1 Search
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This is a search of sanction information as taken by the Office of Inspector General (OIG), the General Services Administration (GSA) and other federal agencies. The information reported in this level meets the government’s minimum requirements for sanction screening as set forth in the OIG’s Compliance Program Guidance.
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FACIS Level 2 Search
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This is a search of sanction information as taken by the Office of Inspector General (OIG), the General Services Administration (GSA) and other federal agencies. The information reported in this level meets the government’s minimum requirements for sanction screening as set forth in the OIG’s Compliance Program Guidance. FACIS Level II also provides disciplinary action information from multiple agencies and one state of choice.
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FACIS Level 3 Search
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This is a search of sanction information as taken by the Office of Inspector General (OIG), the General Services Administration (GSA) and other federal agencies. The information reported in this level meets the government’s minimum requirements for sanction screening as set forth in the OIG’s Compliance Program Guidance. This is a service that includes a search of disciplinary actions taken by federal agencies as well as those taken by licensing and certification agencies in all fifty states.
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First Alert
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Kroll’s First Alert is your first line of defense for screening applicants. First Alert is a free service provided with all online searches. Within a few seconds, First Alert verifies that your applicant has provided a valid Social Security Number by checking against issued Social Security Number algorithms. If the number is valid, it will be highlighted green and the year and state of issue are displayed. If the Social Security Number is highlighted orange, the number may be invalid. If the number is highlighted orange or the Social Security Number was issued before the applicant was born, we recommend that clients clear up the issue before proceeding with their search.
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Liens and Judgments
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The Liens and Judgements includes a State and Federal Tax Lien Search and a Recorded Judgments Search.
The State and Federal Tax Lien Search is conducted on a county level to discover claims on property or goods of a subject by a governmental tax agency, determining if there is a legal requirement to pay past tax obligations before other payments.
The Recorded Judgments Search search provides records of civil judgments that are recorded at the county level, generally at the recorder’s office. The records can be filed by or against a subject. A summary of the judgment will be obtained. Recorded judgments results are filed by subject name, with no secondary identifier.
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Retail Theft Database
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National Theft Database contains exclusive theft and shoplifting incidents from one third of the nations largest retailers and thousands of locations nationwide. Contains approximately one million retail theft records gathered from thousand of store locations throughout the United States. Effective at weeding out applicants with history of theft while working or shopping at a retail-related establishment.
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Social Security Trace
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The Social Security Trace provides the following information: (a) Name and name variations used by the individual, such as maiden, divorced or previous names (b) Current and former address(es) associated with that SSN (c) notification if the social security number entered is not associated with your candidate or has been used in a previously filed death benefit claim. This information helps determine which counties and names we should search in our investigation. Clients that use Kroll's web-based service receive a free instantaneous First Alert when they enter a subject's Social Security Number.
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State Repository Search
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State repositories provide statewide searches of criminal convictions; however, Kroll cautions clients about state repositories because few of them are accurate and up to date. Except where the repository is updated daily, state repository searches should not replace county criminal searches. They may, however, be used in conjunction with county searches for a thorough investigation.
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