Background check policy at Department of Recreation gets closer look

Excerpted from a WTOP News Post by Kate Ryan While Montgomery County’s Department of Recreation near Baltimore carries out required criminal background checks on its employees, the department lacks formal […]
Portland Fund to expand grant reviews but won’t require background checks

Excerpted from an OPB post by Monica Samayoa The Portland Clean Energy Fund will add an additional review phase for grant applications but will not require background checks despite the […]
Background Screening and Drug Testing 101, Winter Edition

We all remember the dreaded “101” courses in college, essential back-to-basics drudgery involving English, history and science. But here at GroupOne Background Screening, we believe education is a good thing. […]
Harris County, Texas will no longer ask about criminal history on job applications

Excerpted from a Houston Public Media Blog by Andrew Schneider Harris County leaders on January 4 adopted a policy that will ban most county departments from asking about a job […]