When Michael Johnson was turned down for employment by a pawn shop due to credit issues, he didn’t know where to turn. A few months before applying, an attorney wrongly advised him to declare Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Many medical and nursing schools require that their students pay for a background check before being accepted into their programs. Charles Baker, a nursing school applicant faced this task.
After a company audit, a major health insurance provider in the southern United States decided to background screen all 3,000 of their employees. They gave themselves a one month deadline.