Event Details
MVHRA Meeting - presentation: I'm In HR- What Do I Need To Know About Background Checks?
Date: | May 14, 2025, 11:30am – 1:00pm |
Location: | via Zoom |
Event Type: | Meeting |
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Presentation Title: “I’m In HR- What Do I Need To Know About Background Checks?”
Presented by: Buzzy Castonguay, President and CEO, C4 Operations
Presentation Overview: During this presentation, Buzzy will cover the following topics in a
very interactive, fun and enjoyable experience. Taking a very serious topic and educating
participants through an experience they will learn from and enjoy.
What elements need to be in a due diligent background check package, describe the
importance of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) / Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC) / Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
How to limit your liability in the screening space
The current landscape of the screening industry – what legislation and litigation is
happening right now that could affect your company
The top areas of current lawsuits and how to avoid this (consent forms and adverse
action)
Following the presentation, attendees will:
1) Be able to explain what a screening package needs to be considered due diligent
2) Be able to identify the three most important searches in a background check
3) Be able evaluate their company’s process for screenings and limit their liability
4) Based on their knowledge of the screening process from this seminar, attendees will be
able to design, build and implement a screening process for their companies to find more
qualified applicants that they can retain
Speaker’s Background & Experience:
Buzzy is President and CEO of C4 Operations, a family-owned and
operated national background check firm operating out of Cedar Rapids,
Iowa. He works attentively with clients nation-wide to ensure they receive
comprehensive and high-quality due diligence background checks, so
employers can build powerful teams of their own. With over 20 plus years
of experience, Buzzy works with his team sideby-side, using his expertise
and knowledge of the industry to personally work with clients on a daily basis. Leading by example, Buzzy brings his enthusiasm to the table, not only
for the work he does but for his company and the people he works with.
As an avid entrepreneur, Buzzy takes his company a step above the rest to offer 24/7
support for his services. He holds a master’s degree in Education from Chapman University
in Orange, CA. He is a member of the National Association of Professional Background
Screeners (NAPBS), Concerned CRAs, and both the national Society for Human
ResourceManagement (SHRM) and local Eastern Iowa Human Resources Association
(EIHRA) chapter.
Buzzy, his wife, Sheree, and his children, Kelsee, Kyle and daughter-in-law Amy, are all
devoted Hawkeye fans!
This program has been pre-approved for 1 HRCI (General) PHR/SPHR & 1 SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP Professional Development Credit.