North America
United States
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In the United States, employers are required to abide by various regulations regarding pre-employment checks. Generally, they can do professional reference checks, criminal record checks, credit checks, and social media evaluations as long as they are pertinent to the job and done in accordance with applicable laws. Additionally, drug and alcohol screenings and medical examinations may be permissible
Background check summary
Adverse media: permissible
Address: permissible
Identity: permissible
Zinc's background check turnaround times
Please note these background check turnaround times are averages for the country. Actual check times may vary and depend on a number of factors including the resident country's process time as well as the candidate's document submission speed.
Financial (mins)
20
Criminal (days)
4
Media (mins)
14
Reference (days)
2
identity (mins)
140
Education (days)
7.360299125
Address (days)
2
Sanctions (mins)
25
Right-to-work rules
Rules apply for citizens as well as non-citizens working in the country
National ID Accepted?
Passport
Other passport accepted?
Any other routes (any type of citizen)
Body name
Foreign Citizens
Natural citizens: Alternative routes
Country details
Birthrate
14.14
Population
331,120,000
capital
Washington
GDP ($/capita)
37800
TLD
.us
developed/developing
Developed
Currency
US Dollar
Net migration
3.41
Literacy(%)
97
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