Excerpted from dailyillini.com post by Madalyn Velasaris Employers in Illinois may soon get notifications if a fingerprinted employee gets in trouble with the law anywhere within the United States. The Illinois House and Senate passed SB2907...
Read More
Excerpted from a Market Watch blog by Aaron Hankin Critics charge that cryptocurrency exchanges don’t gather enough background information on clients, leaving the trading venues vulnerable to illicit activity. And new research indicates they...
Read More
Excerpted from a JDSUPRA blog A recent two-week trial that ended with a $7.5 million payout from a Lancaster County nursing home to the estate of a resident sexually assaulted by another resident has brought up questions to whether criminal...
Read More
Excerpted from a Digital Trends blog by Bruce Brown Starting soon, Uber says it will run criminal background and driver history checks every year for all of its drivers. Uber emailed riders about three new safety programs with the subject line...
Read More
Many states and municipalities across the U.S. have enacted laws requiring the removal of criminal conviction history questions from job applications, otherwise known as the “Ban the Box” movement. Hypothetically, this could provide individuals...
Read More
One of the top questions we receive at GroupOne Background Screening is why a potential employee failed their background check. While we cannot speak for the companies utilizing our services, we can offer some advice for those hoping to have that...
Read More
Excerpted from a Hunton Andrews Kurth blog by Maddie Doucet Vicry and Robert T. Quackenboss A magistrate judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon recently made findings and recommendations to dismiss a purported class action...
Read More
Excerpted from a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette story by David Templeton Using online services to hire a baby sitter, with options to pay for criminal background checks and child-abuse clearances, sounds like an ideal situation. But online caregiver...
Read More
Excerpted from an Albany Herald story by Jennifer Parks The SOWEGA Council on Aging’s recent announcement about the anticipated change to the Meals on Wheels program made note of a policy requirement of the Georgia Department of Human Services...
Read More
Excerpted from an SHRM blog by Darcey McAllister I admit it. I have been one of those HR people reluctant to hire ex-offenders under the assumption that once trouble – always trouble. But my husband helped me realize the error of this...
Read More
Excerpted from a KING5News story by Michael Crowe After a Seattle homeless man was arrested and charged with raping a woman in a Ballard car dealership bathroom, a survivor of a similar attack is calling for policy changes. Kelly Herron was...
Read More
Excerpted from cdispatch.com by Isabelle Altman David Duett’s job interview was going great. The Columbus native had been referred for the position by the business’ owner. The hiring manager had come to the portion of the interview...
Read MoreSite Designed and Developed by Agency Creative
