Excerpted from a Lexington Herald-Leader story by Valarie Honeycutt Spears A Kentucky law with “good intentions” is causing serious problems for school districts around the state, just as teachers and staff prepare for the beginning of the school...
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Excerpted from an SHRM Blog by Paul Wolfe In order to achieve workplace diversity, it must be promoted, embraced and executed by all levels of an organization. I like how Amerah Egab, Brand Manager at Tucows (a Toronto-based tech company)...
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The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) announced this week it would pursue litigation in Arkansas against the District Court of Benton County – Bentonville Division. The decision was made after multiple attempts by...
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GroupOne Background Screening’s flag is flying half-mast today as we learned the sad news of the passing of Doris Dennis on July 22. Doris was the former director of GroupOne from 1995 until her retirement in 2007. She led a storied life...
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Excerpted from a Top Class Actions blog by Anne Bucher A $1.19 million settlement has been proposed in a class action lawsuit alleging Pepsi Beverages Company (PBC) violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by procuring background reports for...
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GroupOne Background Screening will be hosting Booth #21 during the Austin Human Resource Management Association (AHRMA) Annual Conference, July 26-27 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Austin, Texas. This year’s AHRMA Conference is sold out, though a...
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Excerpted from a BNA blog by Jon Steingart State Farm defeated a lawsuit by a job applicant who said it didn’t give him a chance to review incorrect information in a credit check before it turned him down for a job. The ruling cites a Fair Credit...
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Excerpted from a PYMNTS blog The Federal Trade Commission testified on Thursday (July 12) that enforcement of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) remains a top priority. “FCRA enforcement continues to be a top priority for the Commission. With...
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Excerpted from a CBS Chicago story by Jim Williams Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is checking the background of thousands of CPS employees following reports students were sexually abused by teachers and other adults. CBS 2’s Jim Williams reports...
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Excerpted from a WGME story Child care workers in Maine will soon have to undergo rigorous background checks and be fingerprinted under a new state law. The Maine Legislature overturned a veto by Governor Paul LePage to put this law in place...
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Excerpted from a Mashable blog by Karissa Bell The ride-hailing service will be expanding its driver background checks so that drivers will be continuously monitored for certain types of criminal charges, the company revealed Friday. The change...
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Excerpted from a CT Post story The husband of a city school teacher says it is inconceivable to him that the school board would consider giving work to someone he said harassed his wife and several other district teachers with frightening...
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