criminal background checks
Business Myth Busters: Should you re-screen current employees?
One and done! For many companies, the initial onboarding background check conducted during the hiring process is the only screening their employees receive. A comprehensive background check is a wise investment before hiring new employees, but should you re-screen your employees later in their careers, too? Discover the truth behind re-screening services. Myth: The initial…
Read MoreProtect Your Company with Background Checks
Earlier this month, Uber revealed it received over 3,000 reports of sexual assaults related to its 1.3 billion rides in the United States in 2018. While Uber has a screening process in place, it has been criticized as inferior to the rigorous process required for taxi drivers. Currently, Uber states it conducts an online screening…
Read MoreHire Qualified Seasonal Employees with a Certified Background Check
Black Friday 2019 is just weeks away, and retailers across the nation are already searching for qualified seasonal help. Finding good seasonal employees that are dependable, honest, and skilled in customer service means happier customers and larger sales. A worthy goal considering that last year Americans spent over $700 billion during the holiday season! Not…
Read MoreWashington extends 'bans the box' laws to both private and public employers
On March 13, 2018, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law the Fair Chance Act (HB 1298), extending ‘ban the box‘ jobseeker protections to cover the state’s public and private employers. The legislation prohibits employers from asking about arrests or convictions before applicants are determined otherwise qualified for a position. Washington becomes the 11th state…
Read MoreCompanies start signing on to the Fair Chance Business Pledge
Fair Chance Business Pledge. The 19 initial signatories include major companies such as American Airlines, Busboys and Poets, The Coca-Cola Company, Facebook, Georgia Pacific, Google, Greyston Bakery, The Hershey Company, The Johns Hopkins Hospital and Health System, Koch Industries, Libra Group, PepsiCo, Prudential, Starbucks, Uber, Under Amour/Plank Industries, Unilever and Xerox. The pledge encourages signatories…
Read MoreNew Mexico school district finds 2,270 employees have had no background screening
screening for criminal records that would have ensured the safety of the students. New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas estimates that number represents 15 percent of the employees in the district, and is concerned that APS may be suppressing the number of employees that were grandfathered in under the law. “Although you have articulated that…
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…
Read MoreUber quietly begins testing fingerprint background checks
Uber has quietly started testing the fingerprinting process on some of its drivers. Uber background checks have been a controversial issue since day one. Five hundred Los Angeles-based Uber drivers were invited to undergo fingerprint background checks; it has not been determined whether fingerprint screening has been tested in other markets, or whether the fingerprinting…
Read MoreKansas considers updating background check regulations for school bus drivers
oard is considering whether it should require bus drivers to have a completely clean background check, with any felony record at any point in time being cause for disqualification for future employment or termination from current employment. It appears that parents of children in Kansas schools are divided on whether or not the expansion of…
Read MoreObama expected to sign Executive Order to ‘ban the box’ for federal employers
President Obama is expected to sign an Executive Order on Monday that would prohibit federal employers from asking job applicants questions about potential criminal records until significantly later in the hiring process. In a previous post, we shared that both the House of Representatives and the Senate are also currently debating bills that propose ban-the-box…
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