Criminal record checks are at four-year highs in North America, Asia, EMEA and Latin America. Drug screening is common in North America; the US has seen many states loosen rules on marijuana.

Credit checks are not allowed in some areas. States where employer credit checks are not allowed or are only allowed in a limited capacity include California, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, ...

Neither the Veterans Benefits Administration or the National Cemetery Administration effectively manages their personnel background check programs, according to a Veterans Affairs Department Office of ...