Excerpted from a Reno Gazette Journal story by Siobhan McAndrew Civil rights and immigrant community leaders sent a letter to Washoe County School District Superintendent Traci Davis condemning a plan to background check all parents visiting...
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Excerpted from a blog by Kathleen Porter of Robinson+Cole LLP. With more companies hiring over the past year, online recruiting scams have re-emerged to prey on job seekers and employers. The Better Business Bureau tracked more than 3,000...
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Excerpted from a blog by Nadia Adams of Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP. On November 29, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in Mitchell v. Winco Foods, No. 17-35998, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 33483 (9th Cir. Nov. 29, 2018); a...
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Excerpted from an HRDive blog by Lisa Burden A group of black and Latino Amazon drivers have sued the e-commerce giant Amazon in Massachusetts state court, alleging that it discriminated against them when it fired them based on background check...
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Excerpted from a blog by Connie Elder Carrigan of Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers LLP As tributes to former President George H.W. Bush’s legacy continue in the wake of his passing, I find myself reflecting on one particular piece...
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GroupOne Background Screening will host a booth during the annual Oklahoma Hospital Association (OHA) Convention and Trade Show, December 5-7 at the Cox Convention Center & Renaissance Hotel in Oklahoma City. This year’s OHA Convention is...
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Excerpted from a blog by Shelton Sterling Laney, III of Womble Bond Dickinson, LLP The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, in the case of Rivera v Allstate Ins. Co., 907 F.3d 1031 (7th Cir. 2018), recently wrestled with a novel question under the...
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Excerpted from a Texas Standard blog by Becky Fogel Several Texas lawmakers are raising concerns about the safety of migrant children detained in the Tornillo tent city in West Texas. An Associated Press investigation released this week revealed...
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The New York City Commission of Human Rights issued a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) last week detailing guidance on employers’ obligations under the Stop Sexual Harassment in NYC Act, legislation which was signed into law this year...
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Excerpted from a Shelbyville Times-Gazette story by Dawn Hankins If you’re a parent worrying about a sexual predator teaching your child, a new state law requiring that all school employees undergo background checks every five years, might...
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Blog by Danny Davila, Executive Director, GroupOne Background Screening The background screening industry has access to a vast amount of data. One of the first lessons learned in my human resources (HR) career was that a background report was not...
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Excerpted from an Associated Press news story A review of Chicago Public Schools’ background checks prompted by a newspaper investigation has resulted in nearly 130 school district employees being terminated, recommended for dismissal or...
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