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A Judge Says Uber's Background Check of a Lawsuit Rival Is 'Arguably' Criminal
July 27, 2016 - A federal judge on Monday banned Uber and its CEO Travis Kalanick from using information obtained in a background check of a plaintiff bringing a price-fixing lawsuit, saying the firm that conducted the investigation engaged in “arguably” criminal conduct. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan said the firm, Ergo, crossed a line when its unlicensed investigator lied to friends and acquaintances of plaintiff Spencer Meyer in a bid to dig up derogatory information about him and his lawyer. Rakoff faulted the investigator for claiming to seek information about “up-and-coming researchers in environmental conservation,” when the real purpose was more likely to intimidate Meyer or hur...
Background checks weed out bad teachers
July 25, 2016 - When a background check company conducted rechecks for an Indiana school with about 1,000 employees, more than 40 teachers had criminal histories,...
Ex-City Contractor Hired Without Criminal Background Check Charged in Theft
July 20, 2016 - A contractor who served two jail sentences before being hired by Newburyport, Massachusetts as the city’s parks manager without undergoing a...
6 states don't require background checks for nurses
July 18, 2016 - Nurses with convictions for crimes of violence, sexual offenses and drug thefts are able to evade detection in six states, which have far fewer pro...
Las Vegas Latin Chamber endorses gun background check measure
July 15, 2016 - Las Vegas' Latin Chamber of Commerce has become the first major Nevada business group to endorse a gun background check ballot measure. &nb...
Court orders release of Chicago police disciplinary records
July 13, 2016 - An Illinois appeals court on Friday vacated an injunction obtained by the Chicago police union that barred the city's release of disciplinary f...
Background check company bringing 150 jobs to Flowery Branch
July 11, 2016 - A new company opening an office in Flowery Branch plans to hire 50 people by October for its background check business — and another 100 peop...
Wisconsin among handful of states not requiring fingerprint criminal background checks for nurses
July 07, 2016 - Wisconsin is among just a handful of states that currently do not require a fingerprint criminal records check for nurses to be licensed, reports T...
Lax enforcement by state of background checks on child care workers, auditors find
July 05, 2016 - The State Department of Education hasn’t been doing enough to make sure Maryland child care workers have the required criminal background che...
Here’s why many Americans don’t clear their criminal records
July 04, 2016 - In analyzing criminal cases in Baltimore last year, Maryland lawyer and software programmer Matthew Stubenberg found 23,386 instances in which peop...
People on terrorist watch list still pass gun background check 91 percent of the time
July 01, 2016 - Being on the terrorist watch list may sound like it should be a roadblock when buying a weapon. You’re going to hand an assault rifle to some...
What Is The Hardest Aspect Of Pre-Employment Screening?
June 30, 2016 - What is the hardest aspect of pre-employment screening? In talking with a number of owners of small and medium-sized businesses it seems that the h...
Amendment would erase criminal record for sex-trafficking victims in Mass.
June 29, 2016 - Local nonprofit leaders are mobilizing to encourage legislators to pass an amendment that would give victims of sex trafficking — such as for...
CCW holders can use permit as instant background check to buy guns
June 27, 2016 - Ohio is now one of 25 states in which gun owners no longer will have to submit to additional background checks for gun purchases. Oh...
Chicago City Council Considers FBI Background Checks for Uber, Lyft
June 24, 2016 - According to a recent article in the Chicago Tribune, the City Council is considering an ordinance that would require ride-hailing companies, such...
Uber to Pay $7.5M in Driver Background Check Lawsuit
June 22, 2016 - For Uber, the cost of doing business this week just went up a couple million. The app-based car service has agreed to pay $7.5 milli...
Gun shop owner: Orlando shooter passed background check
June 21, 2016 - The owner of a Florida gun shop where Orlando gunman Omar Mateen legally purchased weapons said the shooter passed a full background check. &nb...
our States Still Barely Report Mental Health Records to the FBI’s Background Check System
June 15, 2016 - A shooting that grievously injured two New Hampshire police officers has shocked the state, and split politicians over whether to report mental hea...
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