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A lesson on employees and criminal records
April 07, 2017 - In a report late last year the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) concluded that an IT company, Data#3, discriminated against an employee when it dismissed him on the basis of his criminal record (which related to dealing drugs).1 While the AHRC can only make non-binding recommendations, its report may be relied upon by employees in future unfair dismissal or equal opportunity claims to demonstrate that a dismissal was unfair or that discrimination occurred. In the matter of AW v Data#3 Limited, the employee argued that he was discriminated against by being dismissed as a result of his criminal record. Data#3 denied this and argued that its ultimate decision to dismiss the employee was...
The Dangerous Myth That Juvenile Criminal Records Are Sealed Forever
April 05, 2017 - “A juvenile’s record is sealed at a certain age. The charges get dropped. It’s automatic.” It’s a comm...
Business Survey Finds Support for Second Chances for Those With Criminal Records
April 03, 2017 - A newly released survey of Connecticut employers found strong support for efforts to give ex-offenders a second chance. The survey o...
“Common sense” proposal announced to check backgrounds of Colorado nurses and doctors
March 30, 2017 - Supporters pushing a proposal to bring Colorado in line with most other states by requiring fingerprint-based criminal background checks for doctor...
Fingerprint-based criminal background check legislation for Colorado health care professionals passe
March 29, 2017 - Colorado is one of only six states that doesn’t require doctors to undergo criminal records checks for licensure and one of five states that...
Government considers ending criminal record disclosure for public sector jobs
March 23, 2017 - The practice of requiring prospective employees to disclose criminal records in the initial stage of public sector job applications could soon end,...
How Can San Francisco be an International Criminal Record Search?
March 21, 2017 - Is San Francisco an International Search? A potential customer calls about our low $2.99 price for San Francisco County criminal rec...
Straightline International Lowers Prices For Criminal Record Check
March 20, 2017 - Price Drops adds thousands to your bottom line. Criminal record searches. Cook County only $1.99 San Francisco County only $2.99 Use yo...
City Will Pay Uber, Lyft Drivers to Take a Criminal Background Check
March 20, 2017 - On Tuesday, the city held a party to kickoff a program that would pay rideshare drivers to comply with a criminal background check. Since the city...
Tired teenagers are more likely to have criminal records as adults
March 20, 2017 - A recent survey indicated that tired teenagers are more likely to have criminal records when growing up, becoming adults. The survey stated that th...
State lawmakers abandon gun background check bill
March 17, 2017 - A New Mexico state bill to expand background checks to most private gun transactions has been voted down by a legislative panel, ending chances for...
Audit: Some Californians cleared to work without background checks
March 16, 2017 - State auditors found that California does a poor job of screening social services workers and sometimes allows people with previous arrests or conv...
Bill to Conduct FBI Background Checks Fails in Idaho House
March 15, 2017 - House lawmakers have killed legislation allowing FBI background checks on some state employees despite warnings from the bill's sponsor that do...
Bill aims to reduce transparency of Montana youths' criminal records
March 14, 2017 - Montanans who as kids made “criminal mistakes” are at a disadvantage when trying to get jobs later in life because employers could find...
NM high court hears arguments on criminal records
March 13, 2017 - The state Supreme Court is considering whether judges have the authority to order law enforcement agencies to expunge felony arrest records. &n...
Minnesota’s permit background checks doubled in January
March 09, 2017 - Background checks for permits in Minnesota doubled in January, according to data analyzed from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. ...
Grassley supports Trump on removing undocumented immigrants with criminal records
March 07, 2017 - Sen. Chuck Grassley firmly supported efforts to deport undocumented immigrants with criminal records but offered little clarity Friday on his react...
Former Wells Fargo Employees Sue
March 07, 2017 - Eleven former Wells Fargo employees sued the bank Monday over being fired based on background checks showing minor criminal violations that...
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