Can background checks be conducted on current employees?

Excerpted from JDSUPRA By Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A Most employers run background checks on prospective employees when hiring. Some employers have policies in place that allow them to conduct background […]
Killer linked to cold-case through fingerprint background check

Excerpted from Fox News By Robert Gearty A man linked eight months ago to a Florida 1998 cold case murder — when he applied for a job requiring his fingerprints […]
DPS worker issued 5,817 licenses without background checks

Excerpted from 13Whotv.com By Kelly Maricle A special investigation by the State Auditor’s Office has determined a former employee of the Iowa Department of Public Safety issued more than 5,000 […]
EEOC: Firing worker for treating opioid addiction is discrimination

Excerpted from HR Dive By Lisa Burden Dive Insight: The “regarded as” element of the ADA’s definition of disability protects an individual from discrimination based on an employer’s belief that […]