"'Background checks are a huge issue because they disrupt employment verification, criminal history reviews, and social security number validations that many employers rely on,' Knight explained to the Daily Mail. A government background check looks into your past, including criminal records or job history, to make sure you're trustworthy for certain roles. People applying to be government workers, teachers, daycare workers, healthcare professionals, pilots, and commercial drivers could all see their paperwork stall, as fewer federal employees are available to run these checks."
"According to data from the US Office of Personnel Management and the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, around 100,000 people undergo federal background checks each month for job-related purposes. These investigations include criminal history checks by the FBI, as well as court record searches, which look for both criminal and civil legal issues in a potential employee's past. 'There will be a huge slowdown. They're already backed up. That's really going to be affected,' said Knight."
Federal background checks have stalled because of the shutdown, causing hiring delays across multiple industries. Employment verification, criminal history reviews, and Social Security number validations are disrupted, preventing employers from completing onboarding. Around 100,000 people undergo federal job-related background checks each month, and over 2.7 million background checks occur monthly for various reasons. Investigations include FBI criminal checks and court record searches for criminal and civil legal issues. The FAA Pilot Record Database delays are preventing new pilots from starting flights. Nurses, aides, therapists, teachers, daycare staff, commercial drivers, and government applicants face stalled paperwork until federal processing resumes.
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