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Getting a Job with a Criminal Record
October 30, 2015 - Dozens of people in Peoria will get a chance at a better future. The community resource center, MeTec, hosted an expungement and sealing workshop Wednesday afternoon. Organizers hope to give those with a criminal record a fresh start, by erasing and sealing certain criminal cases. Nearly 40 people came out to today's event. They want to have their minor offenses removed from their records and appear as better candidates for jobs. And while many of them didn't want to go on camera, one city official tells me the program is helping more than just the offender. "A lot of mis-information is out there, a lot of understanding needs to h...
Just How Many People Get Guns Without a Background Check?
October 29, 2015 - Fast-Tracked Research Is Set to Provide an Answer: Even with an estimated 300 million firearms in civilian hands, research on guns a...
Statewide, police applicants failing background checks
October 27, 2015 - For Oregon's police agencies and correctional facilities, finding new officers is becoming increasingly difficult. Scores of applicants are fai...
US police chiefs call for universal gun background checks
October 26, 2015 - The nation's police chiefs are calling for universal background checks for anyone trying to purchase a firearm, saying opinion polls consistent...
Checkr Is Raising $30M+ For Its Background Checking API, Y Combinator Investing
October 23, 2015 - As on-demand businesses like Uber and Instacart grow quickly, so too do the B2B startups that service their wider ecosystem. In the latest developm...
Top California official pushes ammo background checks
October 22, 2015 - Gun control advocates are launching a new regulatory push in California to impose first-in-the-nation instant background checks for ammunition sale...
Exclude criminal records from job applications, companies urged
October 21, 2015 - A little box can be a daunting thing. For many of the 10 million people with a criminal conviction, job application forms are cause for despair....
Austin City Council calls for fingerprint checks, fees for Uber, Lyft
October 19, 2015 - The Austin City Council, after a two-hour discussion about the efficacy of various types of background checks, overwhelmingly passed a resolution T...
FBI No Longer Checks Its Records for 'Nonserious' Crimes
October 16, 2015 - The Federal Bureau of Investigation said it has stopped vetting arrest records it receives from states to determine whether they are serious enough...
Oregon expunging pot records in light of legalization
October 14, 2015 - As of July 1, marijuana has been legal for recreational use in the state of Oregon. As reported by The New York Times Monday, it was not the first...
Peters, Brady Campaign want background checks
October 12, 2015 - After two deadly shootings in as many weeks on college campuses, the local chapter of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, Rep. Scott Peters...
Uber Driver Arrested Debate Over Background Checks Continue
October 09, 2015 - The city (Austin, TX) is set to talk about more background checks in October as an Uber driver was arrested in Pflugerville. 55 year old Michael Ol...
Background checks required for youth sports coaches in Republic
October 08, 2015 - The Republic Parks and Recreation Department (Springfield, Missouri) has made a major change in who they will and will not let coach youth sports....
Texas Goes Green: All Court Documents Now Online
October 07, 2015 - Saving an estimated 30 million pieces of paper a year, every major civil court in Texas has begun requiring lawyers and litigants to file documents...
Miami-Dade May 'Ban The Box,' Remove Criminal History From Job Applications
October 05, 2015 - People who have been to jail may soon find it easier to get a job with Miami-Dade County. The controversial law that would take ques...
New London eliminates criminal background question on job application
October 01, 2015 - An apparent nationwide movement to eliminate a section in municipal job applications that asks about prior criminal history has been approved in Ne...
Background checks holding up Uber, Lyft deals with Sky Harbor
September 30, 2015 - Airport officials are in negotiations with two popular ride-sharing services - Uber and Lyft. The deal could pave the way for all of...
Why checking a potential employee's background is legally tricky
September 24, 2015 - Vester Lee Flanagan II, the man who authorities say shot and killed two journalists in Southwest Virginia during a live television broadcast Wednes...
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