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Mind Your Business is a leading provider of pre-employment background screening, equal employment opportunity support services, drug screening services, and other support services for both the private and federal sectors. MYB is a certified woman-owned small business and SBA 8(a) certified. In the heart of the bustling business world, a company with a deeply rooted…

Mind Your Business is a leading provider of pre-employment background screening, equal employment opportunity support services, drug screening services, and other support services for both the private and federal sectors. MYB is a certified woman-owned small business and SBA 8(a) certified. CONTENTS MYB’s Origin Story Introduction to Background Screening The Benefits of Background Screening  The…

Many states have legalized Marijuana which has many employers wondering what to do when their applicant’s drug test comes back positive. Pre-employment drug testing is a common practice for many employers that wish to mitigate risk and maintain a safe work environment for all employees. Most employers choose to run a 5-panel or 10-panel drug…

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced an emergency temporary standard (ETS) that states that companies with 100 or more employees would need to ensure that their employees are fully vaccinated by January 4th, 2021. If the employees are not vaccinated, they would need to test negative for COVID-19 weekly. This includes individuals who…

Motor Vehicle Records Reports are important searches for many different industries. They provide valuable information about an applicant’s driving history. Driving infractions are not reportable in county or statewide criminal searches, so be sure to add a Motor Vehicle Search if you are hiring drivers for your company. The benefits are that you will be…

Conducting background checks on new hires continues to be a standard practice for most companies. The way many organizations operate, hire, and conduct business has changed. One of the biggest changes is the number of individuals who transitioned to working from home. Many employers are now offering teleworking options or even recruiting nationwide for candidates.…

Social media screening has become a hot topic in the industry and for good reason. It was discouraged by legal counsel and was thought of as a very risky hiring practice. The pre-employment screening landscape has changed, and now social media screening is a common hiring practice for commercial organizations and the federal government. Today,…

When conducting a background check, the first step is often searching the National Criminal Database. Also known as the Multi-State or the National Search, this search type pulls information from thousands of databases and jurisdictions. It is often the cheapest option and commonly mistaken as the “all-inclusive” background check. Many companies unknowingly rely on only…

We were able to announce earlier this month that we would offer live scan digital fingerprinting to our clients. MYB has been conducting name-based background checks for over 24 years. This natural progression will allow us to service more industries and provide an all-inclusive background screening service.  It is important to dive further into the…