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Background checks the right way
April 01, 2015 - A first impression is something that you can never take back. You get one chance to put your best foot forward, and that's it. It can be nerve-wracking for some, like in an interview, but it can also be a problem for a future boss or landlord. You don't really know these people based on a half-hour conversation. So a lot of employers and landlords let a person's records speak for themselves. What am I talking about? Background checks. If you're hiring an employee or taking on a tenant, a background check is a must. However, if you are performing a background check as a landlord or employer, you can't use just any service. The same goes for credit, medical or insurance reaso...
Minnesota Supremes ponder putting court records online
March 31, 2015 - The Minnesota courts are poised to follow the lead of the federal judiciary by putting vast amounts of individual case records online. &n...
Elaborate background checks underway for Sullivan casino license
March 30, 2015 - Sullivan County waited nearly a half century for a casino, but folks in the show-me county are already wondering what’s taking so long for th...
Lawsuit Claims Background Check Error Ruined Reputation
March 30, 2015 - A Minnesota mother blames a background check mistake for ruining her reputation. The trouble started for Lorie Wosmek after she&rsqu...
ICE Immigration Sweep Catches Dreamers with Criminal Records
March 27, 2015 - Two linked but contradictory stories came out on Thursday, and both have to do with Dreamers. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement a...
Colorado Senate Approves Repeal Of New Gun Background Checks
March 26, 2015 - Senate Republicans voted to undo new Colorado background checks for gun purchases between private sellers conducted online and in person, but their...
Juvenile cases create complicated issues
March 26, 2015 - The public story of youth crime in Texas is an incomplete one, in part because juvenile records are sealed by law. Lorenzo Martinez,...
Idaho Panel OKs State-funded Teacher Background Check Fee
March 25, 2015 - A Senate panel has endorsed a plan for taxpayers to pick up a $150,000 tab in background checks for Idaho teachers and other school employees....
Minnesota courts poised to put criminal records online
March 24, 2015 - Joshua Esmay knew he faced long odds when he approached the podium at the Minnesota Supreme Court last week. Esmay is an advocate fo...
Students weigh in on criminal record questions on college applications
March 24, 2015 - Using an online application, a student goes through pages of generic questions about his or her aptitude, general information and background histor...
Make public criminal records public
March 23, 2015 - Massachusetts police now have sweeping discretion to decide what criminal records they will – and will not – release to the public, acc...
Online court records a positive step
March 20, 2015 - Florida will be a trendsetter if it successfully implements plans to make state court records accessible online. This process began more than a dec...
Job Hunting With a Criminal Record
March 20, 2015 - There is no dispute that far too many Americans carry the burden of a criminal record — at least 70 million, by recent estimates — or t...
Criminal database backlog won't end until 2018
March 19, 2015 - The RCMP have acknowledged there's a large backlog of entries for its national criminal-record database, known as CPIC, and say the problem won...
Court Records Going Public With Provisos
March 19, 2015 - Florida's clerks of court are in the middle of making electronic state court records available to the public online. But in the...
Grant to help residents with criminal records gain job skills
March 18, 2015 - The city will receive a grant of nearly $120,000 to create a program meant to help unemployed residents who have trouble getting jobs because of cr...
Banks to check criminal records before hiring advisers
March 17, 2015 - The FCA has ruled banks and building societies will no longer be allowed to hire investment advisers with minimal checks and just rely on their &ld...
Kramer: Public records belong to the public
March 17, 2015 - This week, Sunshine Week, March 15-21, newspapers judge government agencies on their compliance with public records laws. They will publish their f...
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