"Please be advised courts are going to be closed on Tuesday 11/11/08 in observance of Veterans Day."  Read more

Summary of FTC "Red Flag" Regulations

o Earlier this year, the FTC issued regulations addressing Red Flags, Card Issuers and Address Discrepancies.
o The Card Issuer regulations clearly are not relevant to background screening.
o The Red Flag rules likely also will have minimal or no impact on employers who utilize Sterling for background screening. Regardless, the FTC has delayed the enforcement of the new Red Flag Rules until May 1, 2009.
o The Address Discrepancy Rules are effective on November 1, 2008. However, these rules also appear generally inapplicable to background screening.
o First, the rules only are applicable if a "Notice of Address Discrepancy" is received from a nationwide consumer reporting agency. Practically, this means that the rules are only potentially applicable if credit reports are obtained. If credit reports are not obtained, there are no potential compliance issues.
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Please be advised that due to Hurricane Ike criminal history searches in Orange and Galveston counties are currently unavailable. Please be assured that we will forward the results to you as soon as the courts re-open.   Read more

Please be advised that on 07/10/08 from 11:30 pm – 12:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time, Sterling Infosystems will be performing mandatory systems maintenance. Additional maintenance will be performed on 7/12/08 from 1:00 am to 10:00 am. As all systems will be unavailable, we sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this maintenance action will cause and thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation and understanding.   Read more

Please be advised that effective tonight 06/27/08 6:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time Sterling Infosystems will be performing mandatory maintenance within the Voice Infrastructure. Kindly note that during the hours of 6pm thru 8PM EDT there will intermittent access via telephone. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this maintenance action will cause and thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation and understanding.  Read more

Please be advised that Sterling Testing Systems will be exhibiting at the 2008 60th Annual SHRM Conference and Exposition in Chicago, IL June 22-25. The SHRM Annual Conference & Exposition offers the most comprehensive and relevant professional development programsand attendance will improve your knowledge, skills and abilities as an HR professional.

Sterling will be located at booth number 2025.

If you have any quesitons, please call Client Care at 1.800.899.2272   Read more

Please be advised that the New York State Office of Court Administration has implemented a price increase for Criminal History Record Searches effective May 1, 2008. An additional $3.00 search fee will be added per name. This court cost increase will be reflected in your May Sterling invoice. Should you have any questions, please contact us at 800-899-2272 or please contact your Sterling representative.   Read more

Due to Connecticut State Senate Bill (No. 1089 Public Act No. 07-243) beginning February 1, 2008, all Consumer Reporting Agencies (Sterling) must confirm criminal records that are found to exist in Connecticut, through our county, state or nationwide database search, before they can be reported to the employer.  Read more