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NAPBS response to Today Show report on background screening
NBC Today Show report about pre-employment background checks, which implied background check firms make errors that cause innocent people to lose their jobs and suggested such incidents were regular occurrences. Here is the response in full: “NBC’s Today Show and reporter Jeff Rossen have done a disservice to employers and the general public by focusing on…
Read MoreTop ten most dangerous jobs in the world
2011 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) program, conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, was recently published and revealed the ten most dangerous jobs in the world – assessed by the fatality rate per 100,000 full time workers. Take a look at the list below – you might be surprised: 1. Fishermen (Fatality rate…
Read MoreBoy Scout scandal leads to better child protection plans
“The more barriers you put up … the harder you make it for the predators,” said Mike Gurtler, a partner at Safe-Wise Consulting in Bar Harbor, Maine. While scouting has expanded its safety measures recently by requiring background screening for all volunteers and staff, the structure is far from perfect. Nonetheless, interviews with child-protection experts…
Read MoreIs a contingent workforce the future of our economy?
Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of temporary workers in the workforce has increased by 29 percent since September 2009. During that same period, private jobs grew by less than one percent. Is a contingent workforce the future of our economy? The following infographic illustrates where these new temporary worker positions are being filled. This…
Read MoreReport: No background check for Iowa teacher aides
reported this week most teachers’ aides hired by Iowa’s public schools aren’t required by state law to undergo background checks and even when districts do run checks, the process is often less rigorous as the one required for licensed educators, according to the Associated Press. Federal criminal checks were added as part of the teacher…
Read MoreAAU background check finds 150 adult participants with "issues"
The findings came from a screening of 27,000 adults between Sept. 1 and Oct. 15, the AAU said in a statement. It is performing security reviews on more than 100,000 coaches, adult athletes, volunteers and support staff to help identify those who might be threats to child athletes, including pedophiles and people convicted of drug-related…
Read MoreEEOC: Be careful when conducting criminal background checks
Companies that ask job applicants if they’ve been convicted of a felony or check criminal histories expose themselves to potential discrimination lawsuits: “I would suggest to (businesses) that they think…about why they think they need to do a criminal background check,” said John Hendrickson, the regional attorney for the EEOC’s Chicago district. The EEOC in…
Read MoreCity of Columbia requires background checks for the homeless
background checks on the homeless individuals that hope to stay there. “Those who stay at the shelter must register and provide identification, which will be verified. That information is shared with police, who then may choose to run warrant checks to see if tenants are wanted on criminal charges”, according to The Slate. Homeless advocates…
Read MoreAustralia facing backlog for Working with Children background checks
Perth Now. The review said there was “some risk to the community” from at least 40 people with criminal records who were able to work with children while waiting for their assessment. There are also countless others working with children – whose applications are stuck in a backlog of almost 10,000 – which have not yet…
Read MoreNorth Carolina E-Verify law starts October 1
law enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly in 2011 that requires businesses in North Carolina with 25 or more employees to use the federal E-Verify electronic employment eligibility verification program to verify the work authorization of newly hired employees will start being rolled out on October 1, and continue to be phased in until July…
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