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As we close out 2025, I’m taking a moment to pause, reflect, and say how incredibly proud I am of what we’ve built together. When I founded AB Global, my goal wasn’t to create just another background screening company. It was to build something different. Something rooted in care, transparency, and real partnership. This year, that mission didn’t just stay intact, it gained real momentum.
Each holiday season, children across the world imagine Santa Claus studying his famous list to see who is naughty and who is nice. While this tradition brings joy and anticipation, it also offers a surprisingly practical metaphor for the modern workplace. In many ways, employers must act like Santa: verifying who has behaved responsibly, who may require a closer look, and who has a history that could signal future risk. Background screening serves as the company’s own version of the holiday checklist. It helps organizations identify candidates who meet expectations, uphold company values, and can be trusted with the responsibilities placed upon them.
For many employers, drug testing used to be simple: order the test, get the result, and make a decision. Today, the process is far more complex. Rapid marijuana legalization, the rise of CBD and hemp derivatives like delta-8 and delta-10, stronger employee privacy laws, remote work, and shifting state regulations have all changed the landscape.
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Section 607(b) states: “Whenever a consumer reporting agency prepares a consumer report it shall follow reasonable procedures to assure maximum possible accuracy of the information concerning the individual about whom the report relates.”
A company must define who it is, what it stands for, and the value it delivers. Many organizations adopt mission statements; AB Global instead built a culture shaped by Guiding Principles—practical, lived standards that define “The AB Global Way.” Every team member is trained on these principles from day one.
The opioid crisis has significantly affected workplaces across the United States. While transportation and other safety-sensitive industries follow U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations, opioid misuse is an issue in every industry, including healthcare, warehousing, hospitality, and office environments.