background check
North Carolina shows employment strain
NewsObserver.com. Median household income in the state fell over the decade by nearly 10 percent, to $43,326, according to the Budget and Tax Center, a nonprofit advocacy group in Raleigh. The center, in a report coming out this weekend, also found that North Carolina lost high-wage jobs and gained low-wage jobs. The report found that…
Read MoreLegislators considering background checks for home inspectors
background checks for home inspectors assessing property values for municipalities is being proposed out of New Jersey’s 12th District. Though the bill has yet to be presented, Assemblyman Ronald S. Dancer seeks to have the state put the practice into law in the wake of an incident in Palmyra in which a man stole prescription…
Read MoreEEOC scrutinizes Dollar General's background check policy
according to a recent SEC filing. The EEOC has alleged that the company’s criminal background check policy has a “disparate impact” toward black job candidates and employees, a violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The company was notified about the allegation in September 2011, but efforts to resolve the matter were unsuccessful. Dollar…
Read More10 background check facts all employers should know
infographic which nicely highlighted the background check process, and some important facts about pre-employment background checks. And it got us thinking. What are the key facts about background checks that all employers should know? What are the figures that will help them make their mind up? With that said, we came up with these ten key…
Read MoreConsumer Financial Protection Bureau mandates new FCRA forms
making a change to three notices required by the Fair Credit Reporting Act, effective January 1, 2013. The change directs consumers, furnishers and users of employee background checks to the CFPB instead of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and are part of the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 111-203, H.R. 4173) that President…
Read MoreBackground check was performed on Aurora shooter
last week. University of Colorado Denver spokeswoman Jacque Montgomery later disputed that James Holmes was banned from campus but confirmed that a criminal background check was done on him before the July 20 attack. She said a court gag order prevented her from discussing who requested the check, who performed it, and who saw the…
Read MoreBig push for paramedic background checks
In New Jersey, EMTs and people applying to become emergency responders are not required to undergo criminal background checks — the only emergency health professional that escapes this kind of scrutiny. “We do these checks of police and firefighters. We shouldn’t put people in positions of incredible trust without some sort of check on that,”…
Read MoreTSA continues Pre-Check background screening
The Pre-Check program – recently implemented at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport – will give approved “trusted travelers” access to an expedited line, allowing them to skip some of the usual tasks that slow screenings — removing shoes, belts and jackets, and separating laptops and plastic bags filled with lip balm and liquids. To qualify for a program,…
Read MoreAre NC children safe as they return to school?
Teacher background checks From predators to personal information, there’s a substantial list of items that children needs protecting from as they enter the new school year. Background checks for teachers has long been an issue for many states, North Carolina included. Despite teacher background checks being implemented with increased legislation, teacher’s unions have long made it difficult to…
Read MoreHuffington Post's ad-sales chief fails background check
Ad Age. The dismissal centered around a background check turning up an old, outstanding warrant for failure to appear in court related to a 2003 DWI charge that he says he has since dealt with. “I did not know about [the outstanding warrant] … but it was a stupid mistake,” he said. An AOL spokeswoman said…
Read More