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...
Read MoreGroupOne’s former long-time director has passed away
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...
Read MorePepsi agrees to pay $1.2 million in background check settlement
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...
Read MoreGroupOne visiting AHRMA Conference in Austin
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...
Read MoreState Farm defeats job applicant’s credit check lawsuit
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...
Read MoreFTC: Fair Credit Reporting Act still a top priority
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...
Read MoreChicago schools – background checks, fingerprinting required amid sex abuse scandal
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...
Read MoreMaine child care workers support new background checks
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...
Read MoreUber drivers are now subject to ‘continuous’ background checks
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...
Read MoreCT – school board debates criminal background limits to employment
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...
Read MoreMore employers adopting continuous Background Checks on employees
Excerpted from an Insurance Journal article by Michael Sasso and Jeff Green Jay Cradeur takes pride in his 4.9 driver rating on Uber Technologies Inc.’s five-star scale and the almost 19,000 rides he’s given in the capital of ride sharing, San...
Read MoreHow to spot a fake document? It’s harder than you believe
Blog by Danilio Davila, LPI, RACR, Executive Director, GroupOne Background Screening I recently had the opportunity to locate a long-time family record – my high school diploma! The diploma itself had aged, but the seal affixed to the document...
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