January 14, 2019 12:00 AM The pluses and pitfalls of background checks Retailers must navigate various federal and state regs, experts say Anisa Jibrell Tweet Share Share Email Print AUTOMOTIVE NEWS ILLUSTRATION Especially for jobs involving handling money and customer information, background checks can be valuable, a dealership group official says. A decade ago when Scottsdale, Ariz., police uncovered a local fraud ring, they learned that breached information came from an unexpected source: an auto dealership finance manager. A background check likely would have paid off for the dealership, Henry Brown Buick-GMC-Pontiac in suburban Gilbert. But even though background checks may seem like an obvious way to protect dealerships from hiring untrustworthy employees, some dealerships don't use them. And dealerships that do rely on background checks must navigate a complex w
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