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Cities Are Challenging Uber Over Fingerprint Background Checks

August 15, 2017 by screeningintel Leave a Comment

When people talk about the USA’s fastest-growing companies, “Uber” is one of the first words out of their mouths. An obstacle to the growth of Uber and other ride-sharing companies such as Lyft has emerged — a movement to require the industry to give its prospective drivers fingerprint background checks.

Fingerprint Background Checks

As of the summer of 2016, none of the more than 30 states that regulate the ride-sharing industry require companies in the industry to fingerprint their drivers, reports the Press of Atlantic City in an article entitled “Uber OK with New Jersey attorney general deciding on background checks.” However, states like California, Massachusetts, and New Jersey as well as several cities are considering imposing these requirements, according to the U.S. News & World Report article “Uber, Lyft battle governments over driver fingerprint checks.”

Representatives from Uber and Lyft contend that the background screening checks conducted by the companies are as safe as fingerprint background checks and take as little as 24 hours while fingerprint background checks can take up to five days. The extra time slows down the hiring of drivers and increases pickup times. Consequently, the proposed requirements jeopardize their business, company reps say.

In addition, Uber’s experience in Houston, where more than 19,000 drivers passed the company’s background screening check but later took a city-mandated fingerprint background check, proved that drivers who passed the non-fingerprint background check were just as reliable as drivers who were fingerprinted, Uber head of public policy for safety Dorothy Chou told U.S. News & World Report. Uber’s prospective drivers’ names as well as their license and Social Security numbers were checked in local court records and national criminal databases as well as a federal sex offender registry.

Advocates of fingerprinting contend, though, that it is more accurate than name checks. Jay Wachtel, a criminal justice expert, told U.S. News & World Report that fingerprint background checks are “eons beyond what you could do in a name check.” In addition, prosecutors in Los Angeles and San Francisco sued Uber after claiming that 25 drivers who passed the company’s background screening had criminal histories.

Ride-Sharing Companies Oppose Fingerprint Background Checks

Uber and Lyft’s opposition to fingerprint background checks is so strong that they left Austin, Texas, after the city mandated them. The two companies have also threatened to leave other cities and states that pass fingerprint background check laws and have hired former Attorney General Eric Holder to fight proposals to require fingerprint background checks in Chicago and New Jersey. Chicago’s City Council voted in June of 2016 to require fingerprinting if an independent study concludes it is fair and safe, reported CNBC in an article entitled “After Austin, Uber and Lyft could leave Chicago too.

”Holder wrote (to Chicago and New Jersey) that because of deficiencies in the FBI’s database, fingerprint checks can prevent people from getting jobs even if they never were convicted,” reported the Press of Atlantic City article. “He said they can discriminate against minorities.”

Lyft and Uber contend that taxi companies are responsible for the recent increase in the number of cities and states that are considering requiring ride-sharing services to conduct fingerprint background checks. Taxi drivers in most major cities are fingerprinted, the U.S. News & World Report reported.

Disclaimer Statement: All information presented is never intended as legal advice and is for information purposes only.

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Now Offering County Background Screening for 3 U.S. Territories

February 28, 2014 by screeningintel Leave a Comment

County Background ScreeningAt ScreeningIntelligence.com, we know that our customers expect the best. When our clients are searching for information on an individual candidate, they want to search far and wide to make sure they have an accurate understanding of this person. Understanding the situation that our clients are in, we have decided to expand our county background screening services into three U.S. territories — Puerto Rico, Guam and the Virgin Islands.

While information from these territories can be limited and it may take longer to produce results, we can now provide our clients with the valuable information they need in order to make the best decision for their employment screening needs. In all three territories, we can provide our clients with a county court search and sex offender registry search.

The prices for these new county background screening services are as follows:

  • Puerto Rico County Courts Background Search — $39.95. Clients can expect an average turnaround time of about 5-14 business days, depending on the municipality that manages the public records.
  • Puerto Rico Sex Offender Registry Search — Free. Clients will enjoy instant results from this search.
  • Puerto Rico Eviction Search – $19.95. Clients will enjoy instant results from this search.
  • Guam County Courts Background Search — $24.95. Customers will find that results will be provided within 5-7 business days.
  • Guam Sex Offender Registry Search — Free. This search boasts instant results.
  • Virgin Islands County Courts Background Search — $34.95. Clients will enjoy a quick turnaround time of about 1-3 business days when they request a background check from the Virgin Islands.
  • Virgin Islands Sex Offender Registry Search — Free. Results are provided instantly.
  • Virgin Islands Eviction Search – $19.95. Clients will enjoy instant results from this search.

At ScreeningIntelligence.com, we are excited to provide these new county background screening services to our customers. We recognize that this information allows them to easily access important data that can help them make a better decision. We are always looking for ways to improve our services and to provide our customers with the best experience possible when performing a comprehensive criminal background check.

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Employment Screening Services Achieves 78% Sales Growth in 2012

January 30, 2013 by screeningintel 1 Comment

We have some great news to share!  We are pleased to announce that our employment screening services division has achieved 78% sales growth in 2012.

Our employment screening services are offered through our criminal background check website, InstantCriminalChecks.com.  With prices ranging from $15 to $60, the services on the site include instant state criminal checks and a national criminal background check.  Other services include a federal court check, which takes up to 2 business days, and an SSN verification and address history trace, which offers results within 2 hours.  The tenant screeningEmployment Screening Services Sales Growth and tenant background checks divisions also have demonstrated strong growth in sales in 2012. These divisions offer tenant record services through the EvictionRecords.com web site.

Our growth can be attributed primarily to our high retention of existing customers who keep coming back and placing more and larger amounts of orders, but we have also been fortunate to continue to attract new customers as well.  Our customers know that we are committed to ensuring reliable and speedy results on all background check services purchases.  In most cases, the results of our employment screening services are returned to our customers instantly.  Our national criminal background check is instant and it includes 46 states.  We continue to invest in greater server and data capacity, website security, and the development of new products and services.  In addition, we make sure to connect with our customers through a variety of social media including Facebook, Google+, and Twitter, as well as ensure that all of our sites have up-to-date and informative content.  We keep up on the latest technologies and developments in our industry, as evidenced by our membership in the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS).

Thank you for helping us to achieve our goals in 2012.  We will continue to improve our employment screening services and we look forward to serving you in 2013.

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