With greater access to billions of worldwide records, companies must run a Background Check on employees, suppliers, vendors or contractors before hiring them. Unfortunately most companies neglect to use the several Background Check facilities, which are available. In a bid to hire cheap labour, contractors rarely screen those they hire. However, recently in the US, several landmark legislations have been passed with regard to employment background check. Hence, if you hire someone who has a past conviction for aggravated assault and you have not run the mandatory background check and later, he assaults a client or a co-worker, you as the hiring contractor can be held responsible. With swift and effective hiring practices now available, making sure of security and safety is much simpler. Now a company who does not screen a contractor or employer is being held liable and likely to face huge damages if accidents happen. So avoid negligent hiring. Many companies offer free or low cost background checks using hundreds of searches including reverse searches using phone searches, email addresses etc. A simple employment background check can in the long run save you millions. Some screening checks to undertake could be – licence verification, immigration status, criminal background, credit history check