VA accidently hires workers with drug convictions

Excerpted from a Stars and Stripes article by Linda F. Hersey A breakdown in background checks has enabled applicants with criminal drug histories to gain jobs as health care workers […]
Potential biases in background screening

Do biases exist in background screening or job interviews? You bet. Some biases, while not necessarily intentional, are inherent in both processes. We hear about biases at GroupOne Background Screening […]
Background checks proposed for all Kansas school employees

Excerpted from a Kansas Reflector article by Tim Carpenter Attorney General Kris Kobach recommended Wednesday passage of a law requiring all Kansas public school district employees undergo fingerprint-based criminal background […]
Background check didn’t catch coach’s sexual assault record

Excerpted from a StarTribune article by Briana Bierschbach and Mara Klecker It took Annalie Peterson and a friend a couple of dollars and a few minutes on a background check […]