Archive for July 2014
Transportation protest: employee criminal history checks, public safety most important
Last month in Los Angeles, hundreds of California taxi drivers came together at City Hall to protest ride-sharing companies for their presumed lack of employee criminal history and fingerprint background checks, among other things. The taxi drivers protested that ride-sharing app companies — such as Lyft, Uber and Sidecar — have fewer regulations and safety…
Read MoreBill: Background checks required for N.J. private residence care providers
The New Jersey Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee has unanimously approved a bill that will require those who run family day care centers from their private residences to undergo criminal record checks. The bill applies to all family day care providers, which is defined as someone who is providing childcare for three…
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