HireRight
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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| NYSE: HRT | |
| Industry | Pre-employment screening |
| Founded | 1995[1] |
| Headquarters | Nashville, Tennessee |
Key people | Guy Abramo |
| Products | Background Check |
| Website | www |
HireRight is a global family of background screening companies based in Nashville, Tennessee.
Acquisitions and mergers
Powerchex
On June 23, 2010, HireRight announced that it had acquired Powerchex, a UK-based pre-employment screening company specialising in the financial services sector in the City of London.[2] Powerchex was a full member of the UK chapter of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners or NAPBS,[3] and was started by Alexandra Kelly in 2005 who is the former managing director and owner of the company.
In October 2010, Powerchex was rebranded as HireRight.[4]
Both Powerchex and Kroll Background Screening (below) are now fully owned subsidiaries of HireRight.
Kroll
On August 3, 2010, HireRight then-parent company Altegrity Risk International announced it had completed the acquisition of Kroll Inc. from Marsh & McLennan Companies in an all-cash transaction valued at US$1.13 billion. In October 2010, Kroll Background Worldwide was rebranded as HireRight.[4]
On March 13, 2018, it was reported that Duff & Phelps Corp. would buy Kroll, Inc. (which did not include background screening portion of the former Kroll business that had been rebranded with HireRight brands).[5] On June 4, 2018, the transaction was completed.[6][7]
General Information Services
On Friday, May 25, 2018, HireRight and General Information Services (GIS) announced their intent and agreement to a merger.[8] The companies announced the closing of the merger on July 12, 2018.[9] The resulting combined group is the largest provider of background screening services in the United States. Following the merger, HireRight rebranded, with both HireRight and GIS using the new branding.[10]
J-Screen and PeopleCheck
On October 12, 2019, HireRight announced the acquisition of J-Screen in Japan and PeopleCheck in Australia.[11]
Legal issues with service
HireRight was the subject of a number of class-action and Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) lawsuits.[12][13] In 2011 the company paid $28 million to plaintiffs who accused HireRight of failing to provide copies of reports to job applicants and failing to resolve disputes.[12] And on August 8, 2012, the US Department of Justice announced HireRight settled charges of violating the FCRA for $2.6M.[12][14]
Companies that use background check services must follow FCRA procedures or face class-action liability with millions of dollars in exposure.[15] According to a Wall Street Journal investigation into hiring practices in the trucking industry, class-action lawsuits were brought against trucking companies over how they use HireRight.[12][16] HireRight customer U.S. Xpress settled in 2013 for $2.75M, and Swift in 2014 for $4.4M over their failure to disclose hiring practices.[17][18][19][20]
See also
- Background check
- Criminal record check
- Governance, risk management, and compliance
- Human resources
- Recruitment
- Security clearance
- Vetting
References
- ^ "Fact Sheet". Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Third of applicants tell lies to get a job". ERT Weekly. September 1, 2005.
- ^ Powerchex Joins the National Association of professional background Screeners [dead link]
- ^ a b "Kroll Background Worldwide And Powerchex Unite Under HireRight Brand". HireRight. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ Banerji, Gunjan (March 13, 2018). "Duff & Phelps to Buy Corporate-Investigations Firm Kroll". The Wall Street Journal. The New York Times, New York City, United States. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ^ "Duff & Phelps Announces New Business Unit After Completing Kroll Acquisition".
- ^ "Kroll's History". Kroll. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "HireRight and GIS to Merge". HireRight. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "HireRight and GIS Ownership Complete Merger". HireRight. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "New HireRight, New Look". HireRight. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "HireRight Strengthens Global Offering with Two Key Acquisitions in Japan and Australia". HireRight. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d Chao, Loretta (19 October 2016). "Driver-Screening Firms Draw Scrutiny". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "Litigation: Wirt v. Altegrity, Inc. & HireRight, Inc". Legal Action Center. Archived from the original on 2019-05-11. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ Office of Public Affairs (8 August 2012). "Employment Screening Services Provider Settles Charges of Violating Fair Credit Reporting Act". www.justice.gov. Department of Justice. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ Holland, Ron; Batten, Jonathan (20 October 2017). "FCRA 101: How to Avoid Risky Background Checks". SHRM. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Job applicants claim inaccurate background check report prevent them from finding a job | New York Consumer Law Blog". Law Office of Adam G. Singer. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ Kell-Holland, Clarissa. "U.S. Xpress settles for $2.75 million in lawsuit over background checks". Land Line Magazine. Archived from the original on 2019-05-11. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ Barradas, Samuel (11 April 2013). "Illegal Background Checks Cost U.S. Xpress $2.75 Million". TruckersReport.com. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ Jaillet, James. "Swift makes $4.4 million settlement with 160,000 driver applicants over background checks". Overdrive. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Miller, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP-Montserrat C. "Swift Transportation Company, background checks and the FCRA | Lexology". Lexology. Retrieved 11 May 2019.