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May 17 2015 EEO Guidelines Present Business Challenge

Posted at 05:29h in U.S. Information Search's blog

Criminal Background Check Guidelines Criminal Background checks are widely used across the nation. Within the last two years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has outlined rules and provided guidance that is intended to prevent employers from discriminating potential hires on the basis of race or...

May 16 2015 N.Y. Senator Wants More Extensive Background Checks

Posted at 10:16h in News

In light of the recent child pornography arrests across multiple states, Senator Charles Schumer of New York is calling for a more thorough screening of those inspaniduals who work with children. The recent child pornography case resulted in 70 arrests including inspaniduals who worked as a...

May 16 2015 Ban the Box Legislation – NJ follows suit

Posted at 10:10h in News

“Ban The Box” legislation prohibits employers from asking criminal history orally or on an initial employment application. Proponents believe that this provides a "second chance" for employment to those inspaniduals with a criminal record. The goal of this legislation is to defer criminal history inquiry until...

May 16 2015 Home Depot Faced with a Potential Class Action Lawsuit

Posted at 05:32h in U.S. Information Search's blog

Privacy issues may be violated when employers use credit report information on their current or potential employees. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), is intended to provide protections against information being used – or not reported correctly. Home Depot Inc. may face a class action lawsuit...

May 15 2015 Background Checks at Big Ten Universities

Posted at 10:24h in News

Background checks have become a standard practice when hiring within the corporate world. Universities and other higher learning institutions are initiating or enhancing the practice for faculty, staff and even students partly in light of the issues at Penn State involving former football coach, Jerry...

May 15 2015 Professional Background Companies – A Worthwhile Investment

Posted at 05:36h in U.S. Information Search's blog

Background checks have become standard when considering a prospective employee. Many small businesses may choose to forgo this process or do a simple check on their own believing there is a lot of free information available online. For many reasons, there needs to be caution...

May 14 2015 Massachusetts Mandates Background Checks for Schools

Posted at 10:28h in News

In the interest of child safety, school districts across the U.S. have required school all personnel to be fingerprinted. Massachusetts became the last state to mandate this type of investigation from all school districts when Governor Patrick signed H. 4307 on January 10,2013.Fingerprint information will...

May 14 2015 Background Checks for Home Health Care Workers

Posted at 05:39h in U.S. Information Search's blog

As the population has aged, home health care has become a necessity. In 2012, approximately 3.5 million Americans received home health care services through Medicare. Services are also provided through private home care agencies and Medicaid. Many states require some background screening in order to protect...

May 13 2015 Conviction Records and Washington State Employment

Posted at 10:32h in News

A new bill being introduced in Washington State (House Bill 2545), would prevent employers from inquiring about non-conviction records on initial employment applications except in cases where the inspanidual is working with children. In the interest of fairness, many States, including Massachusetts and Minnesota have...

May 13 2015 The Truth About FBI Background Checks

Posted at 06:01h in U.S. Information Search's blog

Employers who are familiar with criminal background checks may have experienced some degree of confusion or frustration when researching their options. A popular assumption often made is that all background checks go through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and that all criminal records are checked....

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