Corporate Intelligence Consultants is an FCRA-compliant consumer reporting agency serving Columbus employers from Perrysburg, Ohio. Since 1977, our reports have been built on court records confirmed at the source and reviewed by a research and QA team before they reach you.
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Columbus hiring runs through Franklin County, and Franklin County court records are exactly the kind of local filings that statewide instant checks miss. CIC researches Franklin County and surrounding counties, Delaware, Licking, Fairfield, Pickaway, Madison, and Union, at the source, plus every other county a candidate’s history touches. With the region’s healthcare systems, logistics operations, financial employers, and the new manufacturing wave all hiring at once, Columbus employers screen across a wide mix of roles, and each one calls for a different program.
Every report passes through human review by our research and QA team before release, because using a sealed or expunged record in a hiring decision creates real legal exposure, and instant checks routinely surface records that cannot legally be considered.
The full picture of what goes into an Ohio screening program, including how far back checks go and how BCI fingerprint checks fit in, is in our complete guide to Ohio background checks, and the component list lives on our criminal background checks and court record research page.
Columbus Ordinance 0709-2023 bars employers with 15 or more employees from asking applicants about wage or salary history, from screening applicants based on prior pay, and from searching public records to find it. Civil penalties range from $1,000 to $5,000. Screening programs for Columbus roles need application and interview workflows that reflect this.
Under Ohio Revised Code 2953.32, sealed, expunged, and pardoned records cannot be asked about or used in hiring decisions anywhere in Ohio. CIC’s human review filters them out before your report is delivered.
Schools, childcare, and direct care positions across Franklin County carry BCI and FBI fingerprint requirements under ORC 109.572. Many regulated employers pair the required fingerprint check with a CIC screening program that covers what the government file does not.
Want to see what a hiring mistake actually costs? Try our free Bad Hire Cost Calculator, or request a consultation and we will walk through the current rules with you.
Most CIC background checks for Columbus employers complete in 24 to 48 hours, including Franklin County court research. Components requiring in-person courthouse work or third-party verifications can take longer, with status visible in our secure client portal.
Employers with 15 or more employees in Columbus are covered by the city’s salary history ordinance as of March 1, 2024. It bars asking about, screening on, or looking up an applicant’s pay history. Employers unsure how it applies to their hiring may want to review the ordinance with legal counsel.
CIC researches Franklin County and surrounding county courts, Ohio state records, and federal court records, plus the counties where a candidate previously lived, with findings confirmed at the source before reporting.
Tell us about your hiring in Columbus, and we will build a screening program that fits it. A conversation, not a sales pitch. Family-owned in Perrysburg since 1977.
The Ohio background checks guide covers laws, timelines, and BCI requirements statewide, and the Bad Hire Cost Calculator shows what one wrong hire costs.
