US swimming approves new background screening measures

background checks, approving new measures intended to ensure the safety and protection of their swimmers. All non-athlete members of USA Swimming must now pass a criminal background check – a move that will extend to around 30,000 individuals. Also, anyone who interacts with swimmers must become a member of USA Swimming. The background screenings will…

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Child care background checks brought to light

area conference brought to light issues over child care and the best practices that ought to be remembered, but often aren’t. More than 70 child care facilities attended the conference in Bloomington, IL to discuss various aspects of child care – from background checks and responsibility to tax preparation and record keeping. One of the…

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Background check nabs con artist

Background checks proved their worth in Illinois last week, with a simple check resulting in the capture of an alleged confidence man who had been living under a false name. Kopyskinski tells us that “a woman purchased a hot dog at the Holiday Star Theatre…with a credit card”. Upon learning there were no hot dogs…

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Resume writing: Is it ok to lie on your resume?

Is is ok to lie on a resume? Will the employer really do the necessary pre-employment background screening to find out every little detail of what you’ve written? A little white lie never hurt anybody…right? Just ask George O’Leary, the Notre Dame football coach who was forced to resign five days after being hired when…

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Health workers may pay for own background checks

background check. The plan, being sought by Senator Patricia Miller, would mean the end of the current policy which relies on health care workers honesty about admitting past misdemeanors. The precise details of the plan have not yet been confirmed, but we know that it could affect more than 250,000 licensed professionals in Indiana, including…

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Child services bungle background check

background check, which led to three children being removed from their home. CPS workers in Houston placed the children in the care of Gabriel Gonzalez, a U.S.-born citizen who has never been arrested, as their mother (Gonzalez’s sister-in-law), was recovering from a drug habit. A background check determined that Gonzalez was an illegal immigrant with…

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Background checks for school volunteers

criminal background checks for its parent volunteers for the first time this year. While the background checks will be left up to the discretion of the principle of each school, it seems that such a rule is a step forward in our need to make society safer for our children. There is no place safety…

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Are background checks necessary for church officials?

background checks. While anyone who works with children should face such screening processes, past times have allowed individuals who work within the church a certain level of trust. This trust has seemingly backfired when it comes to circumstances like those in Wagram. Darryl Todd, a 32 year old pastor is facing three counts of statutory…

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