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Background Checks For Rhode Island

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30 January 2024

 

 

 

 

Background Checks

NCS makes navigating Rhode Island background checks easier! Whether you work in fishing, manufacturing, technology, education or a different industry, background checks are a critical part of the hiring process.

 

Rhode Island

 

Accessing Criminal Records

In Rhode Island, it is legal for private and public employers to conduct inquiries about an applicant’s criminal history as part of the pre-employment background screening process; this includes reviewing conviction records. NCS makes reading reports easy. Our criminal background checks report convictions and serious pending cases that belong to your applicant.

Employers are prohibited from asking about or considering arrest records that have been expunged, pertain to charges that have been dropped or dismissed or did not lead to conviction may not access sealed records, or require candidates to disclose details regarding arrests or convictions that were expunged from their criminal record. In fact, employers are required to specifically inform candidates that they are under no obligation to share any information regarding expunged charges.

Applicants in Rhode Island who have had criminal records legally expunged in Rhode Island can state to a prospective employer that they have not been convicted of an offense, unless this information is required as part of an application for a position in law enforcement, childcare, teaching or coaching. With similar exceptions, custodians of these records may not disclose expunged information. Agencies reporting criminal history information should not report expunged records.

Employers in Rhode Island are also prohibited from inquiring about a candidate’s prior wage history or using it as a determining factor when deciding whether to hire or what to pay a new employee.

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Rhode Island

Criminal History

Our services have you covered with comprehensive, affordable pre-employment screening services. Choose one of our featured criminal history packages and add on any of the optional individual services.

  • For our Rhode Island customers, we recommend using our featured packages or the bundled state package and other services for a comprehensive background check:

    • Essential
    • Enhanced
    • Expanded
    • National Quick Check + Single State (Rhode Island)
    • Motor Vehicle Reports
    • Employment Credit Reports
    • Education Verification
    • Employment Verification
    • And much more

Volunteer and Tenant Screening packages are also available. 

We now offer Continuous Monitoring which is used to stay on top of applicant's criminal records after they have been hired. New arrests, pending cases and convictions will be reported. If an employer chooses to review and weigh arrest records in a hiring decision, they must thoughtfully consider EEOC recommendations, as well as anti-discrimination guidelines presented by the FCRA and in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. When a conviction record leads to the disqualification of a candidate for a position, this should be documented at each stage of the review/hiring process and be based on the relevancy of a conviction to the responsibilities of the job itself.

 Please view our Services & Pricing page to view all of our packages and pricing.

  • Charge
  • Charge degree (example: misdemeanor or felony)
  • Charge date
  • Filing date
  • Disposition
  • Disposition date
  • County where the offense took place
  • Sentence

National Crime Search reports all convictions within 7 years.

 

 

Drug Screening

With a few easy steps, your employees can schedule their drug screen at a collection site they choose at a time that is convenient for them. DOT testing and random testing are also available.

 

 

Electronic Form I-9 & E-Verify Management

NCS can help you comply with the law with our easy-to-use system that guides and stores new hire Form I-9s online and returns E-Verify results instantly.

 

 

Ban the Box Policies – Rhode Island

The state of Rhode Island passed a ban-the-box law that states employers cannot ask applicants about any prior convictions until the interview process.

However, employers in industries that have presumptive disqualifications under federal or state laws and law enforcement agencies can inquire about criminal history information on their applications.

A local ban-the-box law applies to public sector employees within the city government of Providence.

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