Last name of “Smith” leads to teacher being wrongly ID’d

Excerpted from an ABC 7 News Story by Stephanie Sierra and Renee Koury It was a very ”unwelcome to California” for a new schoolteacher in San Jose. She and her family […]
College’s background check misses 3 exposure charges

We ran across this unfortunate case in Florida pertaining to background checks. A college had hired an accomplished man to serve as communications director late last year. At the time […]
New MA shelter rules include background screening

Excerpted from a MassLive Blog by John L. Micek New regulations taking effect March 14 aim to toughen the background screening for people entering the state’s emergency shelter system after it […]
My criminal record somehow vanished

Excerpted from an article in The Atlantic by Mark O’Brien Sixteen years ago, during my last semester of law school, I caused a drunk-driving crash that killed my girlfriend. I […]