The purposed change would eliminate the requirement that Michigan law enforcement perform a criminal background check on would be gun purchasers. The idea is that a federal search is also being conducted and the state check is redundant and a waste of time and resources. WILX (NBC) covered the story here
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Consumer reporting agencies constantly face having to accurately reporting information to employers while keeping pace with the demand for quick results. Too often, the answer is the use of repositories that are searched for public records pertaining to these applicants. Repositories are not direct source data and therefore are not constantly maintained by the public … Read more
Firearms sales are surging in the wake of the Colorado movie theater massacre as buyers express fears that anti-gun politicians may use the shootings to seek new restrictions on owning weapons. CBS News coverage
Mike Tsikoudakis of BusinessInsurance.com reports that the Pennsylvania State University announced a new policy that requires final job applicants and third party employees undergo a criminal background check. Even current employees in some positions will be screened under this program. Hard to believe that a progressive institution like Penn State was not doing this for … Read more
The Washington Post reports that, as will all American’s, our privacy protection ends when we become deceased. The article notes that Job’s underwent an extensive government background check prior to establishing Apple. The 54 page report delves into much of his personal life and makes for interesting reading. The Report
Times Reports: Error-laden criminal background checks cost jobs, report says April 12, 2012 By Ricardo Lopez, Los Angeles Times The National Consumer Law Center says background screening companies often produce inaccurate or misleading reports that can result in employers deciding not to hire job applicants. Here is our favorite part of the article: “Background screening … Read more
By Duane W. Gang, The Tennessean A Tennessee driver’s license examiner faces federal charges for issuing licenses to unqualified applicants in exchange for thousands of dollars in bribes, authorities said Thursday. Prosecutors filed a federal criminal complaint Wednesday against Larry Murphy, 54, of Antioch, who served as a state Department of Safety supervising driver’s license examiner … Read more
A news article published by the Los Angeles Times has recently showed that not only small companies can succumb to the dangers of hastily performed or incomplete background screenings. The Department of Homeland Security has been found to have hired a multitude of individuals who have been indicted on, or convicted of, corruption related charges … Read more
Existing laws are in place that governs the way, in which, a criminal history can be used in the hiring process with regards to pre-employment screening. A recent meeting of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was held in Washington D.C. on July 26, 2011 which may start changes to these very laws. “On Tuesday, July … Read more
News for Employers Regarding the Citizenship of Job Candidates. Effective March 18, 2011, a new system called “E-Verify Self Check System” will become available to job candidates wishing to check their authorization status prior to applying for jobs. These candidates will now be able to identify errors in the system that was previously only available … Read more