The Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA®) – a non-profit trade organization representing the background screening industry – has released a tentative Schedule of Events to be featured at the PBSA® 2024 Mid-Year Legislative & Regulatory Conference that will be held in Arlington, Virginia, from Sunday, March 24, 2024, to Tuesday, March 26, 2024.
The Schedule of Events for the conference features sessions on a variety of topics including the Background Screening Organization Accreditation Program (BSOAP), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), cyber security, data deletion, Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) litigation, marijuana drug testing, privacy regulations, and tenant screening.
“If your responsibilities or interest is on regulation, legislation, education, and compliance related to the background screening industry, this is THE conference for you. Whether you’re new to the industry, a seasoned expert, or somewhere in between, you’ll take away valuable information and resources that benefit your specific business goals,” the event web page states.
The 2024 PBSA® Mid-Year Conference will be held at the Crystal Gateway Marriot in Arlington, Virginia. The conference will not be a virtual/hybrid conference but will be an in-person event only. To register for the conference, click here. For more information about the conference, visit thepbsa.org/events/2024-mid-year-legislative-regulatory-conference/.
The PBSA® 2024 Advocacy Day will be held following the conference on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Conference attendees are encouraged by the PBSA® to set their sights on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., and work collectively to influence positive change in the background screening profession. The PBSA® will provide breakfast and transportation to Capitol Hill.
Founded in 2003, the PBSA® was established to promote a high level of ethics and performance standards for the screening industry. The PBSA® currently includes over 880 member companies that conduct millions of background checks each year across the United States and around the globe. For more information about the PBSA®, visit thepbsa.org.
ClearStar – a leading global provider of background screening solutions and a founding member of the PBSA® – will be both an exhibitor and a sponsor at the PBSA® 2024 Mid-Year Legislative & Regulatory Conference. ClearStar will be exhibiting in Booth 211. To view a map of the Exhibit Hall floorplan at the Crystal Gateway Marriot, click here.
In November 2023, the PBSA® Background Screening Credentialing Council (BSCC) announced that ClearStar had successfully demonstrated continued compliance with the Background Screening Organization Accreditation Program (BSOAP) and was recognized as BSCC-Accredited. ClearStar has been accredited since 2012.
ClearStar– a founding member of the PBSA® and accredited by the PBSA® – is a leading Human Resources technology company specializing in background checks, drug testing, and occupational health screening that has provided innovative solutions to businesses from its corporate offices in Alpharetta, Georgia, since 1995. To learn more, contact ClearStar.
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Thomas Ahearn is a Digital Content Editor at ClearStar, a leading Human Resources technology company specializing in background checks, drug testing, and occupational health screening. He writes about a variety of topics in the background screening industry including Artificial Intelligence (AI), "Ban the Box," class action lawsuits, credit reports, criminal records, drug testing, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), identity theft, privacy, social media screening, and workplace violence.
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