Your most important decisions are hiring decisions.

The future of your organization rests on the ability and performance of your most valuable asset....your employees. CVI's Reference and Background Service helps organizations hire a competent and reliable workforce. We can help you avoid costly hiring mistakes. Consider these statistics:

• At least 25% of applicants falsify their employment applications.
• Some studies have estimated that more than half of all job seekers provide
  erroneous information in written or verbal form.
• The FBI reports that employee theft is the fastest growing crime in the U.S.
• Over 30% of all business failures are the result of negligent hiring practices. 
• The cost of a lost employee fluctuates from 25% of the annual salary up to 150% and beyond.

This service is available to you at a special low member only price, starting at $16 for a Virginia statewide criminal record investigation.  Typical turnaround time is next day!  There is no software to buy, and no monthly fees to pay.

CVI's Reference and Background Service offers a number of service options, allowing companies to select only those reports necessary to meet their specific job-related needs.

Service options:

• Criminal records
• Basic and in-depth employment verification
• Driving records
• Education verification
• Social Security
• Personal and professional references

As a consumer reporting agency, CVI's Reference and Background Investigation Services complies with the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, state access to information laws and regulations and other laws pertaining to accessing an individual's records and information. The service also adheres to the Individual Reference Services Group Principles that have been adopted by the Federal Trade Commission.

Customers using CVI's Reference and Background Investigation Services must sign User Service Agreements that confirm their understanding of the same laws and regulations noted above as well as communications and processing obligations required when utilizing a third party to gather consumer reports.

All employers should be aware that Virginia provides a qualified immunity to employers that provide certain employment references on current or former employees. The law grants a limited immunity from civil liability to an employer who discloses information about a current or former employee's job history or job performance to a prospective employer of the current or former employee. Additionally, employers who fail to give out employment references could face civil liability for the future actions of their former employees.

For more information, please contact CVI or call 1-800-924-7920.