Convenience chain charged with background check bias
Excerpted from The Philadelphia Inquirer story by Lizzy McLellan Ravitch Sheetz, a Pennsylvania-founded convenience store chain, has been charged by the federal government of using a racially discriminatory hiring practice. […]
Transparency in Politics – candidate background checks
You would think every person running for office would have a background check, right? Well, not so fast there buckaroo. According to Jody Baden, the founder of Transparency in Politics, […]
Background screening challenges in the City of Angels
As “Dragnet” police officer Joe Friday used to say, “Just the facts ma’am.” Well, not so much in the City of Angels. Earlier this month, the Superior Court of Los […]
Oregon passes bill to revert drug decriminalization
Excerpted from a Forbes article by Alonzo Martinez In response to the escalating overdose crisis, Oregon legislators have approved House Bill 4002, which reverts the state’s pioneering drug decriminalization efforts, marking […]