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• Many People Know About Workplace Misconduct And Are Willing to Report It -- For Money

  July 01, 2012 - According to a recent survey the majority of U.S. employees would report wrongdoing in the workplace if they knew they would be protected from retaliation and could obtain a monetary reward. The survey asked 1,000 Americans of their knowledge of wrongdoing in the workplace. The report found that 34 percent of participants said they knew of unethical behavior at their place of employment. Seventy-eight percent of participants said they would report such actions if they could do it anonymously and it would result in a monetary award. The survey also found that 79 percent of respondents would push a loved one to report if those conditions applied. The report found fluctuations based on income, race and age.  ...

• The Public Record Update A Service of BRB Publications

  July 01, 2012 - New Rules at San Luis Obispo County, CA - Superior Court Effective June 1, 2012 the San Luis Obispo Superior Court will no longer conduct publi...

• FTC Fines Spokeo $800K for Peddling False Employee Background Check Info

  July 01, 2012 - Spokeo, an online data broker, has agreed to pay an $800,000 fine to the Federal Communications Commission to settle charges it peddled inaccurate...

• Pennsylvania Deleting Online Court Records

  July 01, 2012 - Pennsylvania has removed millions of public records from a state court system website, and while a statewide newspaper group says that’s a tr...

• Kane County, IL Redacts Case Identifiers From Internet

  June 01, 2012 - Since Kane County, IL Circuit Court Clerk's Office rolled out a beta version to access court records online and officials say they've recei...

• As Fast As Court Redacts, Straightline International Offers Kane County Case Identifications

  June 01, 2012 - Beginning May 21st, Straightline International will begin offering inexpensive look-ups for identifiers in cases found on Kane County, IL's Web...

• BRB Public Record News

  June 01, 2012 - New Law - Maryland Employers and Social Networks Maryland officially became the first state to pass legislation to prohibit employers from aski...

• New Computer System In South Dakota

  June 01, 2012 - The public eventually should have better access to court case information with a new computer system being installed throughout South Dakota, a cou...

• Tax Court Lags On Access

  June 01, 2012 - The U.S. Tax Court is a powerful but obscure institution that has been opening itself up to the public, but only very slowly, and it still lags beh...

• "We Will No Longer Sell NYC Housing Court Records"

  June 01, 2012 - Some good? news for those of you who pick fights with your landlords, or who are harassed by them for no good reason: New York courts are going to...

• Failed Drug Tests Hinder Hiring At Ohio Businesses

  June 01, 2012 - According to a new survey, almost half of Ohio manufacturing companies have rejected a candidate for an hourly position because of a failed drug te...

• Dennis Brownstein's Extreme Court News Blog

  June 01, 2012 - The Most Imperfect Crime: Criminal Films Video of Himself With Stolen Camera Crime doesn't pay is a cliche. "Crime doesn't pay whe...

• Young County, TX To Go Online

  May 01, 2012 - Young County commissioners voted unanimously to put many county records online during a regular meeting of commissioners court Monday. By a 4-1...

• Screener Doesn't Want Case

  May 01, 2012 - This is a true story. A pre-employment screeneing company admonished a Maricopa vendor for returning a criminal record from a municipal court w...

• DEA Recording Americans' Movements On Highways

  May 01, 2012 - The DEA wants to capture the license plates of all vehicles traveling along Interstate 15 in Utah, and store that data for two years at their facil...

• Employee Theft Causes Major Heartache in Offices

  May 01, 2012 - Employee misconduct or theft is not always a cut and dry issue, especially in many cases when the employee did not feel like they had done anything...

• NYC No. 1 In E-Commerce Fraud

  May 01, 2012 - The bulk of online fraud in the United States comes from New York City, followed by Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Omaha, San Francisco, Houston, W...

• Biometrics to Catch Virtual Criminals?

  May 01, 2012 - Security researchers presenting at an upcoming conference in Baltimore will discuss the rise of criminal activity in virtual worlds such as Second...