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Residents angry hiring goes ahead without background check
background check still pending. This particular situation is going on in DeFuniak Springs, Florida – where city council members say they’re still on-track to hire new city manager Mike Standley next Monday, even though a background check may not be completed by then. Some residents were already upset the council agreed to hire Mike Standley…
Read MoreIllegal immigrant became sheriff despite background check
background check when he applied to be a cadet at the age of 14 in 2005, Sheriff’s investigator Bill House said last week. It is quite an astounding discovery to see such a breach of trust for a position of lawful authority. Wilmar Arnulfo Perez, 20, was charged with a felony count of criminal impersonation…
Read MoreNRF survey says almost all retailers use background checks
survey. “As retailers across the country begin to hire hundreds of thousands of holiday employees, the National Retail Federation today released a survey that illustrates the importance of employee background screenings in keeping customers safe,” says an article posted by Security Management. Responses from the survey, which was conducted in July, came from 96 executives…
Read MoreFirst Advantage releases employment screening report
Global Screening Benchmark Report. “With the latest economic trends pointing to a slow-down in global hiring and recent U.S. legislation limiting certain types of employment screening tools, employers of all sizes are challenged with staying in compliance with ever-changing regulations, while also getting the most qualified applicants in the door,” said Andy Macdonald, President &…
Read MoreThings to look out for when performing a background check
Match.com settles background check lawsuit
last year by a man she met on the site following their second date. Her date, 67-year-old Alan Paul Wurtzel of Pacific Palisades, had at least six prior sexual assualt convictions. After the alleged assault, Markin says she went online and learned of the convictions. In her lawsuit, filed in April, Markin demanded that the site screen…
Read MoreWhen background checks go wrong
a done deal – but then a routine background check gone awry surprised the company and Jackson with a detail even he didn’t know: his name appeared on national list of registered sex offenders. Jackson, 27, alleges in a suit filed in U.S. district court last week that the consumer reporting agency that ran his…
Read MoreNegligent Retention: the consequences employers may face
negligent hiring, except it refers to employees who currently work for you rather than those you are thinking of hiring. One example of negligent retention is when an employer ignores rumors of sexual harassment within the office. Eg – several employees have confronted the employer in regards to a particular employee’s continued aggressive remarks to…
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