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UBS background screening product updates

Product Update: Powerful New Enhancements That Make Background Screening Faster, Smarter, and More Compliant

At Universal Background Screening, we know that hiring teams today need more than a vendor. They need a partner that continuously improves, anticipates compliance changes, and builds tools that make screening smoother for both employers and candidates. That's why our product and engineering teams deliver enhancements designed to reduce friction, strengthen compliance, and streamline workflows across the platforms your teams already use. Below is a summary of the latest updates across Background Screening, ATS Integrations, and UHealth services. All of these features are available now or rolling out shortly for UBS clients: Enhanced ATS Integrations for Faster Hiring Bullhorn: eForms Ordering Now Available For ... Read More
November 20, 2025Ashley McManus
WOTC tax credit optimization for employers

WOTC with UBS + VerifyToday: A Strategic Approach to Tax Savings

The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) represents one of today's most significant, yet consistently underutilized, employer incentive programs. With credits reaching $9,600 per eligible hire, this federal initiative offers substantial cost recovery opportunities that thousands of businesses forfeit annually due to administrative complexity, regulatory requirements, and process gaps. Universal Background Screening (UBS) has established a strategic partnership with VerifyToday to address these challenges, delivering a comprehensive solution that transforms WOTC tax credit optimization from an administrative burden into a streamlined savings opportunity. The WOTC Implementation Gap Three primary factors prevent organizations from maximizing WOTC benefits: Knowledge barriers exist across many HR departments, where teams remain unaware that ... Read More
November 17, 2025Ashley McManus
Fingerprint Background Checks

UBS and Biometrics4ALL: Solving the Fingerprinting Problem That’s Slowing Down Your Best Hires

If you've ever had to delay a critical hire because fingerprinting took weeks instead of days, you already know the problem. In regulated industries like healthcare, education, and financial services, fingerprint-based background checks aren't optional. They're the law. Yet somehow, in 2025, most organizations are still managing this process like it's 1995. Manual scheduling. Paper trails. Scattered compliance records. Frustrated candidates who can't figure out where to go or when. And at the end of it all, a hiring timeline that stretches far longer than it should. The real cost isn't just time. It's lost talent, compliance risk, and the operational burden ... Read More
November 13, 2025Ashley McManus
Background screening solutions for organizations

Universal Background Screening: Service, Innovation, and Industry Leadership

Background screening has become essential for building trust, staying compliant, and making smart hiring decisions. Organizations need employment background checks that go beyond verifying information. They need screening partners who help protect their reputation, maintain safe workplaces, and navigate an increasingly complex regulatory environment. For over 50 years, that's what UBS has been doing. A Legacy of Client-Centric Service UBS didn't build its reputation by simply processing checks and moving on. We've always taken a different approach: partnering with clients as consultants and educators. We help organizations understand the complex landscape, apply best practices, and build screening programs that actually work for ... Read More
November 12, 2025Ashley McManus
The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)

The Business Case for WOTC: How Much Could Your Organization Save?

Hiring new employees represents one of the largest line items in any business budget. Yet many organizations overlook a significant opportunity to offset these costs through federal tax savings that can reach up to $9,600 per eligible hire. The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) remains one of the most underutilized employer incentive programs available today. While some businesses question whether the administrative effort justifies the return, the financial impact speaks for itself. Assessing Your Savings Potential Consider these strategic questions when evaluating WOTC's relevance to your organization: Does your company hire 20 or more employees annually? Organizations with regular hiring activity typically see ... Read More
November 7, 2025Ashley McManus
Integrated background screening for healthcare

Why Healthcare Organizations Are Moving to Integrated Background Screening Platforms

Healthcare hiring has become a compliance minefield. Between Joint Commission standards, state licensing boards, CMS Conditions of Participation, and FCRA requirements, healthcare HR teams are managing more regulatory touchpoints than ever before. The traditional approach? Cobble together multiple vendors. One handles criminal background checks. Another manages drug screening. A third verifies professional licenses. Someone else handles employment and education verification. Then there's I-9 management, fingerprinting for state databases, and ongoing credential monitoring. This fragmented model made sense when each screening component was highly specialized. But the healthcare workforce has changed. Travel nurses, locum tenens physicians, and contract staff move between facilities constantly. ... Read More
November 5, 2025Ashley McManus
I-9 Compliance

UBS Partners with WorkBright to Streamline I-9 Verification and Employment Compliance

Universal Background Screening (UBS) has partnered with WorkBright, a leading employment compliance platform, to deliver an enhanced I-9 verification solution that helps organizations onboard faster while maintaining full compliance. Addressing Real I-9 Challenges For companies hiring at scale, especially in regulated industries, employment eligibility verification can become a significant bottleneck. Manual I-9 processes introduce data entry errors, slow down new hire onboarding, and create audit risks that compliance teams work hard to avoid. UBS selected WorkBright as its preferred I-9 partner because of their proven track record and technology. WorkBright has processed over 4 million I-9 forms with zero audit fines and maintains ... Read More
October 23, 2025Ashley McManus
Work Opportunity Tax Credit

Why W-2 Status and Hours Worked Can Make or Break Your WOTC Strategy

We've discussed previously how the Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) represents a significant opportunity, offering up to $9,600 per eligible hire. Yet many organizations leave money on the table. Not because they lack qualifying candidates, but because they overlook critical employment details that determine eligibility. At Universal Background Screening, we've seen how seemingly minor oversights in employee classification and hour tracking can derail otherwise solid WOTC strategies. The difference between maximizing your tax credits and missing them entirely often comes down to understanding exactly why employment details matter. The Foundation: Getting Employment Classification Right W-2 status isn't just an administrative detail, but a ... Read More
October 21, 2025Ashley McManus
risk mitigation in background screening

Risk Mitigation & Compliance: UBS’s Approach to Background Screening

In industries like healthcare and staffing, the margin for error is razor thin. A single oversight in a background check can result in regulatory fines, reputational damage, or harm to patients, candidates and clients. At Universal Background Screening (UBS), compliance and risk mitigation form the foundation of everything we do. Why Compliance Keeps Getting Harder Background screening providers face growing scrutiny across the industry. Several companies have dealt with class-action lawsuits in recent years for errors and misreporting, often caused by inaccurate or outdated data pulled from secondary databases. These errors harm candidates and expose employers to serious legal and reputational risk. At ... Read More
October 20, 2025Ashley McManus
Work Opportunity Tax Credit eligibility checklist

Are You Overlooking Millions in Tax Credits? Start with Your Hiring Activity

Every dollar counts when you're running a business. Yet many employers are unknowingly leaving substantial federal tax credits on the table that could significantly impact their bottom line while supporting meaningful workforce diversity initiatives. The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) represents one of the most underutilized business incentives available. This federal program rewards companies that hire individuals from targeted groups, including veterans, long-term unemployed workers, and individuals receiving public assistance. With credits worth up to $9,600 per eligible hire, the financial impact can be transformative for businesses of all sizes. The challenge? Most organizations lack the systematic approach needed to identify qualifying ... Read More
October 14, 2025Ashley McManus