Employers cutting length of background checks in bid to fight labor shortage

Larger employers are revamping the way they conduct background checks on potential employees as a way to fight the tight labor market, Axios reports.  Typically, employers will conduct a seven-year look-back into an applicant’s background—but now some are switching to a one-year look, says Ranjeev Teelock, chief product officer at First Advantage, which conducts checks