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: International Background Checks Help Fight Terrorism: Terrorists target American businesses too. Fact: Did you know that according to the U.S. Department of State, American business interests have been targeted by terrorist organizations more often than the Federal Government? With the recently publicized employment background screening that has been applied to port workers around the country, more and more, international background checks are coming to be an integral means to fight terrorism. And, since September 11th, and later the passing of the Patriot Act, The Office of Foreign Assets and Control (OFAC) has enforced economic and trade sanctions based on foreign policy and national security issues. Complying with OFAC is especially important for businesses and business owners, since failing to do so is seen as a breach in homeland security, and can lead to steep fines, bad media, and even prison time. Homeland security and it’s role in the workplace have been further analyzed by The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies, who sees the workplace as "the front line in the war against terrorism." This is point is especially clear for port workers, since they work at one of the most poorly guarded gateways into this country. But international background checks make sense for many other businesses as well. We live in a rapidly expanding, global economy. And as American businesses deal more and more with partners abroad, it’s important to know about your business contacts and the security of your own company, let alone the nation. This is why employment background screening, and particularly international background checks, are listed by the Federalist Society as one of the best means of safeguarding the workplace and contributing to the fight against terrorism. So why is it that less than 50% conduct background checks on applicants from other countries? This seems a surprising result, given the increasing focus on globalization and terrorism concerns. The answer? Cost and availability. Too many employment background screening agencies don’t offer an international background check as part of their service. And too many companies don’t want to pay to have it done, either. They’d rather get a cheap online background check, and forget about it. Of course, now we’re finding that those kinds of background checks frequently lead to false information here in our own country, let alone in their findings abroad. EBI provides homeland security screenings and international background screening in the services offered to our clients. This can protect you from identity theft, money laundering, and a host of other ways that your business could be manipulated by organizations or individuals labeled dangerous by the U.S. government. We’ll make sure not only that you comply with OFAC, but that you can feel secure in hiring a qualified employee from any part of the world. 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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