Employment history verifications are a necessary business activity. They can detect potential problems before they arise and save companies a lot of time and money.
A new study in the current issue of the Journal of Law and Economics finds that employers who choose to perform criminal background checks end up hiring more black workers - especially black men.
Many experts agree that "past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior." For this reason if for no other, companies should be keenly interested in an applicant's background.