Identity theft is increasingly common, and there is still no guaranteed method for preventing identity theft. However, you can do several things to reduce your chances of becoming a victim of identity theft. Here are a few tips to protect your identity. Protect...

As most job seekers know, employers are facing shortages of much-needed talent. In addition, job openings have recently seen record highs, and as a result, job seekers have more bargaining power than ever before. However, even with all these facts,...

Even with job openings remaining near record highs, job searching is still as frustrating as ever. Many job seekers still complain of cold rejections, scams, and months of waiting on responses that may never arrive. At a point, many job seekers find...

Delaware residents with a criminal history may soon have new career opportunities, many of which are in high-demand fields. These opportunities are available by obtaining career licensures. Delaware lawmakers have passed a bill that would remove the...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a legal interpretation that requires companies to have a permissible purpose for using or sharing background reports or credit reports. This advisory opinion specifies that users of credit...

Medical identity theft has been a problem for some time, but it has recently worsened as the pandemic continues and cybercriminals grow bolder with their attacks on healthcare organizations. In addition, this costly theft affects government programs...

With the option of paying bills online, using checks to pay bills has grown uncommon. As such, it would make sense for crimes like check washing to also become uncommon, but the opposite appears true: Check washing is happening more frequently because...

With the growing number of consumers choosing to run background checks on themselves before applying to positions, many people have begun to wonder why they would want to perform a self background check. The answer is simply because it is the most...

The job hunt can quickly become discouraging as you send in application after application, waiting weeks hoping to receive a reply. Often times this can go on for months before you find the right position, with the Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting...

Ban-the-box laws have grown exponentially in recent years; now, four-fifths of the U.S. population lives under one of these laws. Starting with laws banning a checkbox asking if employees have felonies on their records, this ban expands its protections...