Background Screening Roundtable: Headwinds, Risks, and What’s Next

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Pam Devata
Pam Devata Partner Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Melissa Sorenson
Melissa Sorenson Executive Director Professional Background Screening Association
Morgan Reynolds
Morgan Reynolds Vice President, Risk/Legal Counsel DISA Global Solutions
Chad Ascar
Chad Ascar Director of Compliance Integration DISA Global Solutions

Background Screening Roundtable: Headwinds, Risks, and What’s Next

A candid panel on the biggest headwinds in background screening. The conversation examines regulatory shifts, privacy and data access, court backlogs and turnaround, automation and AI, continuous monitoring and rescreening, and client cost pressures.

Key Learnings:

  1. Overview of regulatory and privacy trends reshaping background checks, including state data laws and evolving guidance.

  2. Insight into how court access, data quality, and turnaround affect hiring speed, adjudication consistency, and candidate experience.

  3. Considerations for continuous monitoring and rescreening models, with attention to consent flows and adverse action touch points.