Industry Insights

Orange Tree provides insights on pre-employment background screening, drug testing, employment and education verifications, and occupational health services.

How fair chance hiring laws impact your business

Did you know that anywhere from 70-100 million people have a criminal record in the United States?...

How Staffing Agencies Benefit from Background Checks

With more than 9 million job openings, recruiters and staffing agencies are working harder than...

What is a consumer credit report?

A Consumer Credit Report is an "Employment" credit report that provides information about a...

Benefits of an ATS integration with your background checks

In today's talent market, speed is more important than ever. You can save time when you use just...

What is an MVR background check and why is it important?

An MVR check stands for “Motor Vehicle Report” check or “Motor Vehicle Record” check. It provides a...

What does a background check show?

Background checks are essential to any company, and they're much more than criminal history...

What is a DOT/FMCSA background check?

The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) and its agency, the Federal Motor Carrier...

3 Ways Technology Will Help You Save Time and Convert More Candidates

Are you frustrated with the time it takes to make a hire at your company? It's hard enough to find...

Exclusion lists screening: What is it and Why does it matter?

Government Data Searches are specialized searches are specialized searches of domestic,...

Recent State drug laws impacting the workplace including marijuana

Through all of the confusion that employers have been facing this year, drug testing while staying...

The Future of Drug Testing

I founded the Current Consulting Group (CCG) in 1998 and the next year we conducted a survey of the...

The new employment laws employers need to be aware of

Continuing the trend of changes in employment law, state legislatures passed new laws in Illinois,...