USIS partners with Gevity to help small businesses hire the right employees

TULSA, Okla., June 6, 2007 - USIS, a national leader in employment screening, drug testing, insurance services, and the largest provider of security investigations to the U.S. government, is collaborating with Gevity to provide small businesses access to employment screening and verification services, which is helping thousands of small businesses find reliable talent to lower the possibility of employment-related litigation.

USIS' commercial services business based in Tulsa, Oklahoma conducted over 40,000 background checks last year for Gevity, which serves as a full-service human resources department for small and mid-sized businesses. Gevity is based in Bradenton, Florida. USIS’ service to Gevity clients is critical in light of the Small Business Association’s assessment that poor hiring decisions account for 30% of all business failures.

Gevity enlists USIS’ help in providing their customers with the best employment screening services currently available. Through USIS, Gevity clients can access:

• Criminal history reports, including Widescreen™ national criminal search; county and state criminal record searches; and the USMA National Theft Database, a retail-specific database that includes shoplifting and employee theft incidents.
• Motor vehicle reports (MVRs) for every state, which allow employers to review an applicant’s driving history.
• Verifications, including education, employment and professional license verifications; I-9 Employment Eligibility; and the DAC Employment History File, which contains employment histories on terminated drivers.
• Drug and alcohol testing and physical exams.

USIS Commercial Services President Tim Dowd says, “Effective hiring, to drive growth and meet business objectives, begins by proactively implementing a comprehensive employment screening process tailored to fit a company’s specific industry and employee base.”

Already, a number of Gevity clients have benefited from USIS-provided screening services. Jeanine Ciecko, Business Manager at 16500, a lighting agency and manufacturers’ representative in Oakland, California says, “Most of our employees are people who have been in the industry a long time-- people we know. Occasionally I hire someone off a job board, who I don’t know – and I don’t know what his or her background is. Being able to run a background check through USIS is very helpful.” .

For more information on USIS’ commercial services business, visit booth #2327at the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) conference June 24-27 in Las Vegas or visit www.usis.com.

Media Contact:
Amber Remke: office 918.664.9991 x2668, mobile 918.812.6317, amber.remke@usis.com or
Michael John: office 703.637.1694, mobile 703.343.3325, michael.john@usis.com

Established in 1996, USIS (www.usis.com) is a worldwide provider of total client solutions in human resources, investigations, and security services to businesses, federal agencies and institutions. USIS offers a broad range of services including background investigations and drug screening solutions, security and related professional services, and national security related staffing and training. Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., USIS employs more than 7,000 associates that support business operations in all 50 states, U.S. territories, and overseas.