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Report: Faulty FBI background checks add to loss of jobs
The National Employment Law Project released a report this week saying that 50 percent of the information provided to employers by the FBI about job applicants only includes arrests, but not how those arrests turned out, such as whether there was a conviction. This may give potential employers the impression that a person’s criminal record…
Read MoreFive steps to performing a criminal reference check
Criminal reference checks – as part of an overall employment screening strategy – are a key part of this. At first glance, criminal reference checks seem simple, but if you’ve ever performed one you’ll know that there’s actually quite a lot to them. With that said, here are our five steps to performing a successful…
Read MoreRhode Island enacts Ban the Box law
Senate Bill 357 (SB 357) – a “Ban the Box” law that will prohibit inquiries from employers on job applications regarding prior criminal convictions. Although, an exception would be when federal or state law specifically disqualifies a person from employment due to a prior conviction or authorizes such inquiries. SB 357 will make it an “unlawful…
Read MoreSCANA corporation and Mind Your Business
SCANA Corporation has been an energizing force throughout South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia – bringing power and fuel to homes and businesses, stimulating economic growth, spurring innovation and enriching our local communities. Behind the scenes, Mind Your Business plays a key role in ensuring the SCANA workforce is productive, reliable and efficient through the…
Read MoreDead interviewed in fake U.S. Government background checks
Business Week. In the Bloomberg Businessweek report, Domico is among 20 investigators who have pleaded guilty or have been convicted of falsifying such reports since 2006. Half of them worked for companies such as Altegrity Inc., which performed a background check on national-security contractor Edward Snowden. In one case, Kayla M. Smith, a former investigative specialist…
Read MoreNSA leaks raise concerns on background checks
Maine legislators ignore public and veto gun background checks law
Bangor Daily News. In doing so he made the clear choice to continue to make it easier for convicted criminals and domestic abusers to purchase guns. “LD 1240 would have changed no one’s right to buy, sell or own a gun. It would not even have mandated a background check for all gun sales. It…
Read MoreIndiana law requires national background checks of day care workers
criminal records and employment checks, we wanted to highlight further legislation that will affect both our community, clients and the Indiana workforce. A new Indiana law – also introduced on July 1 – will require national background checks and fingerprinting for all day care workers, according to ABC. “I think it’s necessary. You want to know…
Read MoreGet started with TWIC background checks
From merchant mariners to port facility employees, long shore workers to truck drivers, anyone requiring unescorted access to secure areas of maritime facilities and vessels regulated by the Maritime Transportation Security Act is required to go through this screening process. Each TWIC applicant undergoes a security threat assessment. This assessment considers convictions, arrest warrants, and…
Read MoreEEOC files lawsuits against BMW and Dollar General
Several employees who had worked at BMW’s plant for years as employees of a logistics services company lost their jobs as a result of BMW’s policy. Their employer, UTi Integrated Logistics, only reviewed criminal convictions for the previous seven years. But when UTi ended its contract with BMW, its employees at the facility had to…
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