Do Companies Do Background Checks After The 1st Interview Or The 2nd Interview (accounting Position)?

Do companies do background checks after the 1st interview or the 2nd interview?
I filled out all the applications and surveys and interviewed with the controller and the hr director. Then they called me back for a second interview and this time I’ll be interviewing with the controller, hr director and the president of the company.
Do you think the background check was performed after the 1st interview or are they going to wait until after the second interview with the president?
Thank you so much!!

Do Companies Generally Give Salaried Employees Additional Compensation For Working On A Paid Holiday?

I am the Director of Human Resources at a company with about 140 employees. We are currently undergoing a lot of growth and I have set many new policies this year. In the past when the company was smaller and not corporate structured, salary employees were given extra compensation for working on a paid holiday (such as Labor Day).
The new policy that I have set forth does not give salaried employees additional compensation for working on a paid holiday (but does pay them if they do not work that day). Since this is a change for some seasoned employees, I am getting complaints and employees are salary employees are having a hard time understanding their exempt status.

Why Can’t Big Companies Hire The Best And The Brightest???

This question is for knowledgable people only… Specially professional company recruiters and human resource directors!!!