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Maine ACLU opposes online release of public records in case
November 04, 2016 - It was a bit of an unusual position for the American Civil Liberties Union of Maine: arguing to limit the full release of public court information. But there are cases, the ACLU of Maine argued Tuesday before the Maine Law Court, when privacy concerns trump broad disclosure of public information. ACLU of Maine legal director Zachary L. Heiden asked the court to order a Probate Court not to release financial information online in a conservatorship case. The information is available in paper form at a courthouse, Heiden said, but releasing it online exposes potentially sensitive information to a worldwide audience. Heiden was opposed by Sigmund D. Schutz, representing the Maine Freedom of Inform...
New Background Check Requirements for California Transportation Network Companies
November 03, 2016 - Effective January 1, 2017, drivers participating with a Transportation Network Company (TNC) in California will be subject to mandatory criminal ba...
California ballot initiative goes further on bullet background checks
November 01, 2016 - A ballot initiative in California looks to go a step further on a bullet background check law already passed by the state’s legislature in Ma...
Background checking before investing should always be advised
October 31, 2016 - It may seem like common sense to know who you are investing your money with, but it is quite often how people do not conduct simple background chec...
New OPM Background Check Bureau Launches
October 28, 2016 - The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is launching its new background investigation service following a White House directive to address shortco...
DOJ Warns Landlords About Conducting Criminal Background Checks on Would-Be Renters
October 26, 2016 - As President Obama commutes the sentences of more and more prisoners, his Justice Department intends to make it harder for landlords to deny afford...
Alabama school system requires background check to visit your child during lunch
October 24, 2016 - This summer the Pelham Board of Education expanded its background check policy, required for school volunteers, to include parents and grandparents...
Not all background checks are created equal
October 21, 2016 - Most volunteer coaches have to pass a criminal background check in order to work with kids, but not all checks are equally comprehensive. Experts s...
Uber, Lyft drivers will have to complete full criminal background check
October 20, 2016 - How safe do you feel riding in an Uber? People who use ride-sharing apps trust drivers to take them to their destinations safely. Al...
North Las Vegas aims to help job seekers with criminal records
October 19, 2016 - North Las Vegas today became the first municipality in Nevada to eliminate the box routinely found on job applications that potential employees mus...
Cost of criminal records checks going up in Thunder Bay, Ontario
October 18, 2016 - The cost of a purchasing a criminal record check in Thunder Bay, Ont., is going up, after the city's police services board voted Wednesday in f...
NTSB wants greater focus on driver drug testing following fatal 2015 crash
October 13, 2016 - The National Transportation Safety Board said this week the U.S. DOT needs to tighten pre-employment driver screening for carriers. Its recommendat...
Battle over background checks in Nevada heads toward Nov. 8
October 10, 2016 - Both sides in a battle over a ballot measure to tighten gun background checks in Nevada say too many criminals have weapons. They di...
In Florida and elsewhere, confidential information is used to investigate and intimidate others pers
October 07, 2016 - Police officers across the country misuse confidential law enforcement databases to get information on romantic partners, business associates, neig...
Donald Trump’s Georgia chief resigns after his criminal record was revealed
October 05, 2016 - Donald Trump’s Georgia campaign director stepped down Tuesday after he was confronted with a report by Channel 2 Action News revealing his pa...
Background check backlog causes frustration for day cares
October 04, 2016 - Day cares and preschools across Florida are understaffed and their employees are stressed out due to a new federal mandate expanding background che...
S.C. church massacre exposed flaw in FBI background check system
October 03, 2016 - In June of 2015, Dylann Roof walked into a Charleston, South Carolina church and killed nine people with a gun investigators later determined he sh...
Multiple searches recommended in school background checks
September 30, 2016 - Schools have to be careful about the people they let inside their buildings, and sometimes that desire to protect students needs to be balanced aga...
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