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Homeschooling Diploma Not Accepted - Background Screener Almost Sued
July 01, 2012 - Many employers conduct background investigations on prospective employees. Usually these are transparent to the prospective employee who simply fills out an employment application with references. However, in the case of a homeschooled student who didn't have a traditional high school diploma, this investigation became a hassle especially because the investigators didn't understand the homeschool law. When Anna Blaski (name changed to protect privacy) submitted her job application she was told that there would be a background check. The investigators refused to accept Anna's high school diploma as evidence of high school completion because her diploma was signed "only" by her parents. Anna's...
Suit Over Background Check Goof to Advance
July 01, 2012 - A company that lost $10 million to an embezzling accountant can sue the contractor that said he cleared a background check, a federal judge ruled....
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 reta...
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...
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