Posts by Allie
Colorado and Wyoming consider 'ban the box' legislation for private employers
In recent weeks, two more states have seen new ‘ban the box’ legislation introduced that may prevent employers from discriminating against qualified job applicants that have a criminal record. Both Colorado and Wyoming have had bills sponsored that would prevent private employers from including a check box on job applications inquiring about an individual’s criminal…
Read MoreMassachusetts employment company helps bring teens and service together
ourly.help matches up local teenagers with odd jobs around their community, and pays them $10 per hour to complete jobs for their neighbors, such as shoveling snow, gardening, housework, and other tasks. The service charges those that request help $15 per hour in order to fund the employment service, which also donates $1 to the…
Read MoreAustin votes to require ridesharing fingerprint checks
all ridesharing companies must complete fingerprint background checks on all drivers. This policy will begin its rollout on February 1, and all drivers are required to be fingerprinted by February 1, 2017. Both Uber and Lyft have previously indicated that, should fingerprint background screening become mandatory, they would be inclined to leave the city and…
Read MoreStudy: 90 percent of seniors think they can spot elder abuse
showed some interesting results when it comes to how senior citizens see their risk of being tricked into giving away money. Allianz Life found that only 1 percent of senior citizens thought they could not detect elder abuse if it was happening to them. Ninety percent of the elder study participants said they could recognize…
Read MoreNew Mexico school district finds 2,270 employees have had no background screening
screening for criminal records that would have ensured the safety of the students. New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas estimates that number represents 15 percent of the employees in the district, and is concerned that APS may be suppressing the number of employees that were grandfathered in under the law. “Although you have articulated that…
Read MoreEmployment screening: a look back at 2015
as always — the great year that both Mind Your Business and the background screening industry have had. There have been significant strides in the employment industry over the past year, with legislation improving employment equality introduced, minimum wage increases, and a reduction in wage theft. Industry Issues It was another emphatic year for the…
Read MoreArizona miner layoffs continue, county career system encourages skill transfer
plans to officially close the Sierrita copper mine, which is located about 20 miles outside Tucson, Arizona, in the city of Sahuarita. The mine had previously employed 1,300 people, and had begun announcing layoffs in August and October due to low copper and oil prices. Because of these prices, spending cuts became necessary. The mine…
Read MoreUber rolls out new safety feature in Boston, Austin
undergo fingerprint background checks, while as recently as last month, Austin City Council received letters from two groups that argued such fingerprinting is a form of discrimination. Now, Uber has rolled out a new feature in the Texas capital, where riders can send their ride information to their friends via their smartphones. The feature, called…
Read MoreSocial media not always taken into consideration during immigration background checks
After the San Bernardino, Calif., shootings by husband and wife Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, it was discovered that Malik had posted to her Facebook page several years prior that she supported violent jihad activities, and that she wanted to participate in them. Those posts were not reviewed when she entered the U.S. with…
Read More20,000 gun background checks conducted in Florida since San Bernardino
dramatic increase in the amount of background checks that were conducted related to gun purchases. The number of gun-related background checks in Florida was up 77 percent, as nearly double the amount of people who purchased firearms in Dec. 2014 chose to purchase guns since the Dec. 2, 2015, shooting. With the increased number of…
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