Posts by Allie
What is employment verification, and how can it keep you from falling prey to resume fraud?
There are many ways that candidates can commit resume fraud when applying for jobs: lying about their experience or education, exaggerating duties or management experience, or even omitting details such as their reason for leaving a previous job. The only surefire way to protect your business from fraud is to verify the candidate’s education and…
Read MoreSenior communities may fall through the cracks under ban-the-box laws
nursing homes and retirement care facilities are supposed to conduct background checks on the nurses and healthcare aides that work with the elderly, senior living retirement communities have different requirements under the law. Independent senior living communities are those communities in which residents live in their own homes within a specified neighborhood, and meet for…
Read MoreWoman who inspired Georgia educator background check law arrested in Florida
signed a new background screening law that requires all school employees — public and private — to undergo nationwide fingerprint background checks. Before the law was passed, school administrators in the state were required to submit to state and federal background checks, while other employees were only required to pass state background checks. The new…
Read MoreN.Y. Governor signs law requiring background checks for volunteer firefighters
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a new law earlier this month, under which new volunteer firefighters in the state will undergo criminal background checks to prevent sex offenders from working with vulnerable residents. Current volunteer firefighters may also be screened — and let go — if they have certain types of convictions on their…
Read MoreMYB receives Incumbent Workforce Development Program grant
Hendersonville, N.C., September 1, 2014 — Mind Your Business recently became the proud recipient of a North Carolina Incumbent Workforce Development Program (IWDP) grant. This honor allows MYB to add value to the company by focusing on closing the skill gaps for employees, through improving education via training and certifications. Employees that are “incumbent workers”…
Read MoreCorporate screening services not utilized, resulting in IRS contractor scandal
The Internal Revenue Service became the subject of public scrutiny when a government investigation by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration revealed that the IRS had turned over the names, social security numbers and addresses of more than 1.4 million U.S. residents to a government contractor whose employees had not undergone background checks back…
Read MoreeHarmony wants you to meet your perfect … boss?
recruit employees via social media and job listing websites. But would you consider using a matching service to pair you with your ideal job? Dating website eHarmony is counting on it — and has put three years of work into making it happen. In December, eHarmony plans to launch a new company called Elevated Careers…
Read MoreN.J. ‘ban-the-box’ law will likely affect the way New York City does business
New Jersey recently passed a new “ban-the-box” law, which prohibits private employers in the state from asking job applicants if they have been previously convicted of a crime at the beginning of the application process. New Jersey is only the sixth state to pass ban-the-box laws that affect private businesses as well as public employers.…
Read MoreRailroad Administration proposes expanded alcohol and drug regulations for maintenance-of-way workers
The Federal Railroad Administration has proposed the expansion of its drug and alcohol testing regulations for railroad workers, particularly “maintenance-of-way” (MOW) employees, in order to protect its workers and public safety. If the new policy is passed, all railroad employees, contractors and subcontractors who perform maintenance tasks — including inspecting, installing and repairing railroad tracks…
Read MoreWill Brazil have new drug-testing lab open in time for Olympics?
Rio de Janeiro used to have an accredited drug-testing lab. But it was shut down in 2013 by the World Anti-Doping Agency and lost its accreditation due to “repeated failures,” including too many false positives on athlete drug tests. During the recent soccer World Cup, which also took place in Rio, Brazil had to ship…
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