With such high-profile incidents as an Uber Eats driver in Atlanta who allegedly shot and killed a customer in February, employers have increasingly been inspired to root out problematic employees. And for good reason! Today, studies show 33% of...
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Excerpted from The Oakland Press By Mark Cavitt Oakland County has “banned the box.” On June 12, the county board of commissioners approved a resolution, by party line vote, that prohibits the county from inquiring about...
Read More Excerpted from The Breeze By Mitchell Sasser JMU’s chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy, a national grassroots organization that recognizes the threat posed by the war on drugs, hosted “Ban the Box in Virginia Higher Education” April 16...
Read More Excerpted from SJ-R By Peter Hancock The Illinois House on Friday rejected a bill that would have blocked public colleges and universities from asking about a prospective student’s criminal history as part of the application. The so-called...
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Excerpted from NOLA blog by Beau Evans, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune New Orleans officials are poised to give an update on implementation of a new “ban the box” measure approved last year that bars the city from running criminal background...
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Blog by Danilio Davila, Executive Director, GroupOne Background Screening I was recently asked to put together some “hot topics” to consider when evaluating the risks of sharing consumer/background reports among employers in their respective...
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A new research study released this month by Case Western Reserve University reports the “Ban the Box” movement has improved employment opportunities for former prisoners. The Ban the Box practice, allowing the removal of the application box...
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Excerpted from a Sheppard Mullin blog by Justine M. Phillips and Brooke S. Purcell Albert Einstein believed “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” The courts seem to agree. In Gilberg v. Cal. Check Cashing Stores...
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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 Colorado Independent story by Alex Burness In 2016 and 2017, Colorado’s legislature took up the question of whether to prohibit employers from asking job applicants up-front about their criminal records. Both times, committees in...
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Excerpted from a krqe.com story by Allison Martinez A New Mexico lawmaker is proposing a bill to help ex-convicts find work by getting rid of a certain question on job applications. After the bill was vetoed last year, legislators went back to...
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“Just the facts ma’am,” as they used to say on a popular television show. Here at GroupOne Background Screening, that’s exactly what we are going to provide. The facts in a timely manner to support your hiring process. With that in mind, here’s a...
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