EBI's own background screening library.

With the resources EBI has at its disposal for background screening, drug testing, and human resources management, we felt it was time to offer a consolidated location for accessing many of our best public research materials, hence EBI's background screening online library was born.

You'll also find a complete archive of our EBI Advisor, our periodic newsletter on the background screening industry located here.

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Current topic: Insurance Company Held Liable For Employee Fraud: Metlife Fraud. If the validity of appropriate background screening had not been proven before, it most certainly has been by the recent fine and censure of Metropolitan Life Insurance (Metlife). Metlife has held legally responsible for its part in the crimes of fraud and money laundering perpetrated by one of its own registered representatives. Apparently, Metlife failed to filter its hires through adequate background screening, an especially dangerous practice when one considers that their representatives have access to sensitive data often found tempting for white collar crime. This representative (who has remained unnamed at this point) jilted the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department over the investment of $7.2 million in public funds. It was later discovered that this individual had in fact been recently sued for securities fraud by a former customer. Worse yet, a former supervisor at Metlife had suspected the rep of money laundering and fraud, but when Metlife was informed of these concerns, nothing was done because they had no "policies or procedures" in place for dealing with such investigations. The result? Metlife has been censured, must pay a $250,000 dollar fine, and must settle in the allegations that it failed to adequately protect clients from an employee with a history of white collar crime. At EBI, our knowledge of this kind of liability serves as the foundation for our precise and thorough background screening policies. We search the criminal background history of potential hires on a local, state, national, and even international level to ensure that someone with a history like this doesn’t take advantage of their employer. We also perform credit checks, since fraud and identity theft are more likely to be committed by an individual with a history of poor financial decision-making. And if our client has no "policies or procedures" to investigate their own employees, they can rely on the management teams at EBI to give them clear and easy to follow advice. In today’s atmosphere of liability, it just seems foolish to do it any other way. Call EBI to discuss designing a drug testing program to suit your company's needs.Our reliable drug testing programs will give you peace of mind about drug use in your workplace. Criminal records searches. Random drug testing. Reference checks. Everything for a comprehensive picture of your prospective employees. Call us at 800.324.7700 for details.

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