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DECEMBER 2024
New York's Clean Slate Act: Your Expert Guide
CIChecked is Named to HRO Todays Customer Satisfaction Bakers Dozen List
Commercial Investigations Rebrands as CIChecked™, Signaling New Era for Background Screening
NOVEMBER 2024
Unlocking Veteran Talent: Your Key to Successful Veteran Recruitment
The Clean Slate Act: What New York Needs to Know Now
OCTOBER 2024
Boosting Background Investigation Diversity Spend: Smart Strategies to Save Money
Fingerprinting: The Outdated Shortcut to Background Checks
SEPTEMBER 2024
The Clean Slate Revolution: Navigating New York's Hiring Landscape
PBSA 2024 Annual Conference Flash Report
Your Quick Guide to New Hampshire Background Checks
CI Times Volume 21 Issue 3
AUGUST 2024
How Missed Misdemeanors Cost NY Businesses Millions
The Dark Side of NYS OCA Background Checks
Saving 37% on Background Check Costs
JULY 2024
New York Background Checks: The Hidden Rules That Could Sink Your Hire
Keeping Your Roads Safe: A Guide to Motor Vehicle Reports for Employers
JUNE 2024
Healthcare Sanctions Background Checks: Why They Matter
Five Essential Steps for Employers to Ensure Background Check Compliance
MAY 2024
The Affordable Truth About Candidate Work Histories
Summer Hiring Pitfalls: How Social Media Can Help Safeguard Your Workforce
APRIL 2024
Ensuring Safe Play: Background Checks for Parks and Rec
Mastering I-9 and E-Verify for a Secure Workforce
Women Owned Wednesday - Mariah
Women Owned Wednesday - Laurie
MARCH 2024
Your Guide to Student Clinical Background Checks
Women Owned Wednesday - Yvette
Women Owned Wednesday - Katelyn
FEBRUARY 2024
Navigating the Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD)
5 Best Practices for Volunteer Background Checks
JANUARY 2024
CommunityVotes 2023 Best Private Investigator Winner
Why Some Skeletons Cost More Than Others
The Sherlock Approach: How Identity Validation Solves Mysteries
DECEMBER 2023
Why Some Skeletons Cost More Than Others
Clean Slate Act: Decoding New York's Criminal Justice Reform
NOVEMBER 2023
Choosing the Perfect ATS for Your HR Team
5 Ways to Supercharge Your Hiring Process
OCTOBER 2023
CI Times Volume 20 Issue 3 - The Crystal Clear Lens
Continuous Monitoring: Your Shield Against Risks
SEPTEMBER 2023
CI Blog: Using AI to get a Bird’s Eye View of Applicants
AUGUST 2023
CI Blog: Today’s Background Investigation
CI Blog; The Impact of Consolidation
JULY 2023
CI Blog: AI is Here, Now What?
JUNE 2023
CI Blog: Using Social Media to Evaluate Candidates
CI Blog: Screening Your Investigations Partner
CI Times: Volume 20 Issue 2 - Unlocking Smarter Hiring Potential
MAY 2023
CI Blog: Fake it Til you Make It
CI Blog: What’s in a Name? Ban the Box vs Fair Chance vs Clean Slate
APRIL 2023
CI Blog: You Can Handle the Truth: Five Tips for Uncovering Lies in the Hiring Process
CI Blog: The Good, the Bad, and the Convicted - A Due Diligence Story
CI Times: Volume 20 Issue 1 - Peeling Back the Criminal Onion
MARCH 2023
CI Blog: The Surprising Uniqueness of New York State Criminal Records
CI Blog: You Can Handle the Truth: Five Tips for Uncovering Lies in the Hiring Process
FEBRUARY 2023
CI Blog: Understanding the Differences in New York State Criminal History Data
CI Blog: Operation Nightingale Vigilance
CI Blog: Decisions, Decisions: A Tool to Ensure Compliance with State and Federal Hiring Guidelines
JANUARY 2023
CI Blog: Keep Your Business Safe With Pre-Employment Screening
Anatomy of a Background Investigation
CI Times: Volume 19 Issue 4 - Diet Background Investigations
DECEMBER 2022
CI Blog: What You Need to Know About DIY Background Investigations
CommunityVotes - Albany Platinum Private Investigator
NOVEMBER 2022
Northeast Regional Food Bank Donation
OCTOBER 2022
Wear Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
CI Times: Volume 19, Issue 3 - The Wild, Wild, Internet
THC Testing in New York State Panel
CI Blog: To Disclose or not To Disclose: That is the Question
AUGUST 2022
CI Blog: The Legal Requirements that Hiring Managers Often Overlook
JULY 2022
Guardian’s Travels: Guardian Dives Into The Box
Spotlight: World’s Greatest CRA
Due Diligence: A Wild Honeymoon
JUNE 2022
CI Blog: Legal Marijuana and Workplace Drug Testing in New York State
MAY 2022
What You DON’T Know: Hiring Volunteers Summer 2022
What You DON’T Know: DMV & MVR Reports
APRIL 2022
What You DON’T Know: Continuous Monitoring Solutions
What You DON’T Know: Pre Adverse and Adverse Action Process
What You DON’T Know: Professional License Verification
March 2022
Guardian’s Travels: Guardian the Lobbyist
Spotlight: CI Social Committee
Due Diligence: They Redacted What!?
Nationwide Expungements and Redactions
CI Blog: Streamlining the Job Applicant Experience
What You DON’T Know: Technology in Background Investigations
What You DON’T Know: Social Media / Cyber Investigations
What You DON’T Know: Employment, Education, and Reference Verification
What You DON’T Know: OIG & GSA Exclusion Lists
What You DON’T Know: Sex Offender Registry
FEBRUARY 2022
What You DON’T Know: Compliant Drug Testing
What You DON’T Know: Ban the Box Laws
What You DON’T Know: Hiring Volunteer’s
What You DON’T Know: Credit Reporting
JANUARY 2022
CI Blog: Background Checks with Name-Only Matching Spell Trouble for Employers
World’s Greatest TV Show Press Release
What You DON’T Know: Name Matching Only
DECEMBER 2021
Guardian’s Travels: Guardian and the Sheriffs
Due Diligence: Fly Me To The Clink
Cursory Indicator NY Versus NYS OCA
CI Blog: 4 Red Flags to Look Out for When Doing Background Investigations Today
SEPTEMBER 2021
Guardian’s Travels: Undercover
Due Diligence: An Affair To Remember
Recreational Marijuana and the Workplace
JULY 2021
Spotlight: Community Involvement
Guardian’s Travels: Counterfeiting Exposure
MARCH 2021
Due Diligence: You Can’t Eat Your Cake, And Have It Too
Spotlight: Cyber Investigations
Guardian’s Travels: Guardian and The Matrix
CI Blog: NYS OCA Is Not the Gold Standard CRAs Think It is
FEBRUARY 2021
CI Blog: Just Because It’s Legal Doesn’t Mean It’s Right
CI Blog: Redemption - Is It Possible…
JANUARY 2021
DECEMBER 2020
Due Diligence: Prenuptial Agreement
Spotlight: 2020 Holiday Festivities!
CI Blog: “It Depends On What You Pay”
NOVEMBER 2020
Due Diligence: Virtual Hiring Success!
Spotlight: Our Decision Matrix
Guardian’s Travels: Background Screening
AUGUST 2020
Due Diligence: Meet The Parents Continued…
Spotlight: State Sex Offender Registry
JULY 2020
CI Blog: Sex Offender Registry: Are All Created Equal?
CI Blog: Solely the Disclosure Under FCRA
APRIL 2020
Curious Paradox in Background Investigations
Due Diligence: Problematic Pandemic
MARCH 2020
Cursory Indicator NY - From Volume 11 Issue 5
Due Diligence: Saved By The Bell - From Volume 11 Issue 5
CI is the Big Winner While Helping Others - From Volume 11 Issue 5
Spotlight: Drug Test - From Volume 11 Issue 5
CI Blog: The Fallacy of NYS OCA Misdemeanor Redemption Policy
FEBRUARY 2020
To Ban or Not To Ban - From Volume 11 Issue 6
Due Diligence: Changing of Seasons - From Volume 11 Issue 6
CI’s 10th Birthday: Autumn Events - From Volume 11 Issue 6
Spotlight: Cursory Indicator NY - From Volume 11 Issue 6
CI Blog: What does a Salary History Ban have to do with Your Background Investigations?
JANUARY 2020
Spotlight: Introducing Guardian’s Travels
SEPTEMBER 2019
Spotlight: International Updates!
No More Malarkey, Only French Fries
MAY 2019
Spotlight: Putting the Fun in Fundraising
FEBRUARY 2019
Spotlight: CI’s Guide to Resolutions
JANUARY 2019
SEPTEMBER 2018
Ten Out of Ten - Highly Recommend
A Mounting Battleground: Federal Crimes
Captain Vigilant™ - Continuous Monitoring
AUGUST 2018
Announcing a Change in Some Employment Verifications
JULY 2018
Press Release: CI’s Eye on Legislation
Are You a Clay Pot? Because You’re Fired!
CI Speaks: Behind the Red Curtain
CI Blog: ICE Audits are on the rise… are you ready?
CI Blog: CI’s Eye on Legislation
CI Blog: Michelle is Presenting in Florida!
MAY 2018
CI Blog: Meet the Team - Yvette Austin
APRIL 2018
Tread Carefully With Cyber Investigations™
Spotlight: Mission, Vision, Values
CI Blog: This is National Volunteer Week!
FEBRUARY 2018
CI Blog: 2018 Superbowl Commercial
JANUARY 2018
Do You Know Who’s Driving You?
Doug User, More Like Drug Abuser!
Pre Adverse and Adverse Action - What You Need to Know
Spotlight: Coming Soon - CIware ATS
CI Blog: Davin and CI Join Forces
NOVEMBER 2017
Due Diligence: Reverse Nepotism
Spotlight: New Drug Test Available
JULY 2017
New Office, Same Great Customer Service!
The Good, The Bad, and The Perky
CI Blog: Our New Signs Have Arrived!
MAY 2017
CI Blog: 2017 Bowl For Kid’s Sake
CI Blog: Do you know where Due Diligence was?
APRIL 2017
MARCH 2017
A Day in the Life of a Background Investigation
CI Blog: CIware 2.0 Reporting and Communication
CI Blog: CIware 2.0 - Endless Options
CI Blog: Background Investigations - Simplifying the Order Process
FEBRUARY 2017
CI Blog: Reference Verification - Friday Funnies
CI Blog: Albany County Joins “Ban the Box” Movement
JANUARY 2017
CI Blog: Dependability - Friday Funnies
DECEMBER 2016
CI Blog: Why Wed - Why Does CI Care About Certification?
CI Blog: December 2016 Holiday Season
CI Blog: Why Wed - Why Does CI love Philanthropy?
NOVEMBER 2016
Cursory Indicator NY™ - Why You Should Jump Onboard
CI Blog: Why Wed - Why Does CI Like to Support Local Business?
CI Blog: Why Wed - Why are Schools Requiring Parents and Volunteers to have Background Checks?
CI Blog: Why Wed - Why Do I Get An Investigator Answering the Phone When I Call CI?
CI Blog: Why Wed - Why is running a Motor Vehicle Report Good Practice?
CI Blog: Why Wed - Why Switch to CIware 2.0?
OCTOBER 2016
CI Blog: Why Wed - Why Choose a Women Owned Business?
APRIL 2016
MARCH 2016
Background Investigations - Perception vs. Factuality
CI Speaks: We Are Finalizing Our New Website!
JANUARY 2016
DECEMBER 2015
Prestigious Women’s Business Enterprise National Council Certification Received
SEPTEMBER 2015
JULY 2015
Anticipated Graduations for New Hires
CI is a Certified Women Business Enterprise
Can Petty Theft Really Be a Federal Crime?
MARCH 2015
Four Secrets to a Speedier Background Investigation!