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Category: Compliance Updates

NAPBS approved: Does your current Credit Reporting Agency bear this seal?

Protect My Ministry, as a subsidiary of its parent company Active Screening, has successfully established compliance with the (NAPBS) National Association of Professional Background Screeners!  This industry recognition acknowledges achievements including: – Commitment to excellence, accountability, growth & professionalism – Proof of adherence to the industry’s strictest professional standards – Ethical business practices – Compliance

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Why Use Social Security Numbers?

It is quite possible that you may have encountered a candidate who is not comfortable with turning over his/her Social Security Number (SSN) for a background check. Here at Protect My Ministry, clients are commonly faced with candidates questioning the need for their SSN’s to be provided. If you were in the position of those

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When is the right time to do background checks?

Every organization is different and has different needs. It may be that your organization does not currently need to do a background investigation for a new hire, but has numerous volunteers lined up. There are many junctures in the hiring of new staff and evaluation process for volunteers at which the background checks can be

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Attention Indiana Clients

Effective July 1, 2013 The State of Indiana will no longer report dismissed cases. Any non-conviction previously recorded will no longer be available, upon this date. If you have any questions regarding the change in reporting of dismissed cases within the State of Indiana, please contact Client Services.

Are You Ordering The Correct Search

Here at Protect My Ministry, we do all that we can to assist our clients in making the screening process simple and stress-free. We understand that there may be a number of screening providers that claim to have and attempt to offer the same level in quality when it comes to client services. However, we

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Did You Know?

Did you know that according to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the government views volunteer personnel as unpaid employees? Organizations are often unaware of this information; as a result, they overlook very important measures to complete the screening process correctly. The majority of these FCRA requirements begin to surface in the event that a

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An App for Disaster

In today’s world, we are always looking for what is easiest, fastest, or most convenient. Often we learn that path of least resistance is not always the correct path. While Protect My Ministry heavily focuses on making the background screening process as simple as possible, there are obligations that the company has committed to meeting

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