Florida increasing focus on summer camp background checks

pushing a proposal to require summer camps and child care providers to register in an online database. They could only access the database after completing a background check and then obtaining a special code to access the database. The database would be public and allow parents to scan it for a summer camp they are considering sending…

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Georgia background checks increased for child care employees

background checks in the child care industry. “Parents come to us regularly. One of the first questions they ask is what measures are taken with your new employees, do they have background checks?” said the Director of Best Academy, Nancy Isaacson. Right now state and local background checks are required for child care workers but…

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FTC warns data brokers of privacy violations

warning that their practices could violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) after a test-shopping operation by the FTC indicated the companies were willing to sell consumer information without abiding by FCRA requirements. The test-shopping operation was part of a worldwide privacy protection effort. FTC staff members posed as individuals or representatives of companies seeking…

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NAPBS: Five most compelling reasons to perform background checks

NAPBS ‘History of the Screening Industry’ learning resource, one of the most valuable sections highlights the five most compelling reasons, according to NAPBS, for why organizations should perform background checks on their employees, contractors and volunteers. It provides real insight that we wanted to share with the MYB audience. Here are their key points, in summary:…

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Senate bill would make E-Verify mandatory

summary of the bill, S. 744 would phase in the requirement for the mandatory use of E-Verify by employers over a period of five years after enactment: Employers with more than 5,000 employees will be phased in within 2 years. Employers with more than 500 employees will be phased in within 3 years. All employers,…

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MYB provides international background checks for AUSAID project

Great news! We recently provided the international background checks for the team working on the AUSAID project. We’re delighted to have been a part of it; you can read the full press release and learn more about the initiative below: RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – RTI International has been awarded the first phase of an ambitious 15-year…

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GOP lawmaker seeks background checks on candidates

The proposal by the House Minority Leader comes as legislators consider a bill expanding criminal background checks for gun purchases to include most private sales. Short says his bill has been under consideration for several weeks and that the timing of its announcement Friday – just one day after the House passed the gun background…

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Obama administration gives $20 million in grants for background checks

background check system. The move is part of the President’s 23 proposals to bolster the country’s gun control laws, and comes as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has promised to bring a bill to the floor that would expand gun background checks, according to The Hill. “As part of President Obama’s comprehensive plan to…

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Colorado expands gun background check program

Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat in a Western state where gun-control issues are politically sensitive, signed the law exactly eight months after a gunman shot up a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., killing 12 people and injuring about 70. In the meanwhile, the U.S. Senate has stepped back from some of its more controversial gun…

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