Excerpted from WBUR Guide By Zeninjor Enwemeka The Baker administration wants to collect more data on ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft and impose strict new penalties on drivers who stalk riders or share their accounts with unauthorized...
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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 KCRG By Josh Scheinblum The man police say drove the wrong way on Interstate 80 near West Branch has been charged in the accident. 60-year-old Leif McGowan was charged with driving on the wrong side of a two-way highway stemming...
Read More Excerpted from The Daily Caller post by Evie Fordham An alleged Somali war criminal made it through Uber and Lyft’s background check systems, becoming a ride-share driver in the U.S. Yusuf Abdi Ali, a veteran of the Somali military, told...
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Excerpted by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette By Courtney Linder Michael Sorg, a part-time ride-hailing driver, recalls both of his background checks with Lyft and Uber just over two years ago. They couldn’t have been more different. Not far from his home...
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Excerpted from a KATU-2 TV story by Joe Douglass At public schools, teachers and other staff members must undergo criminal background checks. But that’s not the case for private schools and academies in Oregon. After a piano teacher was...
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Excerpted from The Morning Call story by Anthony Salamone Energy supplier Vista Energy Marketing faces a record fine for hiring door-to-door salespeople without criminal background checks in a case stemming from a Bucks County rape in...
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Excerpted from a Stars and Stripes story by Dan Lamothe A Pentagon program designed to screen potential recruits with foreign ties, including green-card holders and some U.S. citizens, has prompted questions from military officials about whether...
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Excerpted from a Denver Post story by Sam Tabachnik Starting Saturday, thousands of Denverites who were convicted of low-level marijuana offenses prior to legalization can begin the process to get those wiped off their record. The “Turn Over a...
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Excerpted from a Tristate Homepage story by Brett Allega Indiana state senators have passed a bill dealing with how public libraries handle criminal background checks. Senate Bill 64, co-authored by State Senator Jim Tomes of Wadesville, would...
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With random workplace violence continuing across the U.S., many employers are asking how best to protect their workforce. While these incidents are distressing, here’s a few ideas for improving your company’s safety. The Occupational Safety and...
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Excerpted from a Bradley blog by J. Christopher Selman and Alexander G. Thrasher Although marijuana is classified as an illegal drug under federal law, a majority of states have now legalized its use in one form or another. This rapidly evolving...
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