background screening
Boy Scout scandal leads to better child protection plans
“The more barriers you put up … the harder you make it for the predators,” said Mike Gurtler, a partner at Safe-Wise Consulting in Bar Harbor, Maine. While scouting has expanded its safety measures recently by requiring background screening for all volunteers and staff, the structure is far from perfect. Nonetheless, interviews with child-protection experts…
Read MoreDiploma mill fined $22.7 million in federal lawsuit
lawsuit, which was originally brought against www.belfordhighschool.com by Flint native Carrie McCluskey, alleged that Belford High School takes students’ money by offering them an accredited high school diploma, but that Belford High School is not accredited by legitimate accreditation agencies and that the diplomas are not valid. “Getting a GED can really help you start…
Read MoreBackground check was performed on Aurora shooter
last week. University of Colorado Denver spokeswoman Jacque Montgomery later disputed that James Holmes was banned from campus but confirmed that a criminal background check was done on him before the July 20 attack. She said a court gag order prevented her from discussing who requested the check, who performed it, and who saw the…
Read MoreHuffington Post's ad-sales chief fails background check
Ad Age. The dismissal centered around a background check turning up an old, outstanding warrant for failure to appear in court related to a 2003 DWI charge that he says he has since dealt with. “I did not know about [the outstanding warrant] … but it was a stupid mistake,” he said. An AOL spokeswoman said…
Read MoreAurora shooter unhindered by background check
background check or screening. According to the New York Times, the suspect ordered 3,000 rounds of handgun ammunition, 3,000 rounds for an assault rifle and 350 shells for a 12-gauge shotgun — an amount of firepower that costs roughly $3,000 at the online sites — in the four months before the shooting. He also bought bulletproof…
Read MoreYahoo changes background check language for Mayer
resigning due to resume fraud not too long ago. It caused huge embarrassment to Yahoo, as well as highlighting how important employment verification is prior to making a hire. In that instance, Scott Thompson had claimed on his resume that he had a degree in computer science. A simple background check performed once he was hired proved…
Read MoreGovernment streamlines employee background checks
reported that the government is completing its initial personnel security investigations in an average of 36 days, a sharp drop from the 145 days average in 2005, according to testimony Thursday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee. The Office of Personnel Management’s background investigations for top secret clearances average 72 days, compared…
Read MoreInternational background checks explored at SHRM 2012
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) 2012 Annual Conference and Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia. ‘International Background Checks: Global Due Diligence and Legal Compliance’ will be presented by Attorney Lester Rosen, and the inclusion of this topic emphasizes how important a role background checks should be (and are) playing in HR. “Employment is no longer restricted by international borders, and…
Read MoreBackground screening industry denounces NCLC report
Supreme Court affirmed the need for background checks in Nasa v. Nelson, 562 U.S. 2011, and in the past several years, lawmakers around the country have recognized the utility of criminal background checks by enacting countless laws mandating checks to protect vulnerable populations such as the young and the elderly. The NCLC report claims that 65…
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