Birthdate Redaction: Why Some States Are Slowing Down Your Background Checks (and How to Handle It)

For decades, the gold standard for identifying a criminal record was the combination of a full name and a full date of birth. This allowed background screening providers to confirm that a "John Smith" with a 1985 birthdate was indeed the same "John Smith" applying for your open position, rather than one of the hundreds of others with the same name.