background checks
Uber reaches $7.5 million settlement over driver background checks
Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), a federal law that regulates background checks in the U.S., employers using third-party background check firms are required to give prior notice and disclosure to, and receive written consent from, subjects of background checks. This is not the first background check lawsuit Uber have faced. In fact, they’ve…
Read MoreSecurity Clearance Background Checks: Senators question oversight plans for creation of new agency NBIB
the letter. “We also want to ensure that the [National Background Investigations Bureau] will not simply be a new name for the [Federal Investigative Service]. Instead, it is critical that you make significant structural changes to improve the integrity, management, and oversight of the security clearance process.” The letter follows McCaskill’s recent introduction of legislation…
Read MoreHow to avoid a bad hire
69% of businesses are affected by bad hires and the ROI of a bad hire can be as awful as -298%. Small businesses, in particular, are vulnerable to embezzlement and other kinds of employee theft because they lack the checks and balances of big corporations. It’s critical that business owners minimize their risk when hiring…
Read MoreHigher education background checks
infographic for these insights – and we’ve pulled a few of the most interesting – and impactful – statistics to share with you: 84% of higher education programs see lies or misrepresentations on their candidate’s applications 90% higher education organizations conduct criminal record searches… …But only 61% perform identity verification checks 76% don’t perform social…
Read More$15M settlement in Census Bureau background check lawsuit
The plaintiffs sued in 2010, alleging that those procedures violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 . According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), employers may violate Title VII if their policies have a disproportionate adverse impact based on race, national origin or other protected categories, and if employers cannot demonstrate the…
Read MoreGovernment announces changes to modernize background checks
the Federal Government announced a series of changes to modernize and strengthen the way they conduct background investigations for Federal employees and contractors and protect sensitive data. These changes include the establishment of the National Background Investigations Bureau (NBIB), which will absorb the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) existing Federal Investigative Services (FIS), and…
Read MoreSocial media not always taken into consideration during immigration background checks
After the San Bernardino, Calif., shootings by husband and wife Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, it was discovered that Malik had posted to her Facebook page several years prior that she supported violent jihad activities, and that she wanted to participate in them. Those posts were not reviewed when she entered the U.S. with…
Read More20,000 gun background checks conducted in Florida since San Bernardino
dramatic increase in the amount of background checks that were conducted related to gun purchases. The number of gun-related background checks in Florida was up 77 percent, as nearly double the amount of people who purchased firearms in Dec. 2014 chose to purchase guns since the Dec. 2, 2015, shooting. With the increased number of…
Read MoreMissouri Dept of Health finds safety violations at daycare centers
recently cited for safety violations at their facilities during Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services inspections. The violations ranged from peeling paint on baseboards, to not having background check records easily accessible at the facilities, to staff members napping when they should have been watching the children. Each center had between one and 12…
Read MoreNew state program requires comprehensive background checks for Connecticut care facilities
must undergo federal and state background checks to ensure the individual has no criminal record and no history of abuse or neglect. In November, however, the Connecticut Department of Public Health created a system that will allow care facilities to better screen their employees and job applicants in an attempt to reduce the number of…
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