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- Hiring managers share the No. 1 resume lie that co
  by Ruth Umoh While hiring managers hate all resume lies, a recent survey finds some lies are worse than others. The jobsite TopResume asked 629 professionals...
- The World’s Most Dangerous Cities
  The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice published a ranking of the world’s most dangerous cities in 2015, ranking cities according to the number of murder...
- Government Out to Get the Record Scrapers
  For tech lawyers, one of the hottest questions this year is: can companies use the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)—an imprecise and outdated criminal anti-“hacking”...
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS
- Lap Dancing A Crime In Israel
  Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said on Sunday that law enforcement had received a statement from the state attorney’s office saying lap dancing can be considered a form of pro...
- Guadalajara Is First To Relax Sex In Public LawS
  It’s now less risky to get frisky – in public – in Guadalajara. Mexico’s second-largest city has made it harder to police sexual activity in places...
- Proposal to decriminalise traffic offences in Keny
  The high number of traffic cases is disrupting the criminal justice system yet there is little evidence to show that sentences are making roads safe. Traffic offences const...
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NATIONAL NEWS
- Chief justice: Public will be able to access Maine
  The judiciary Thursday announced that the public would be able to access some court documents online once the $15 million electronic case filing system is implemented over the next few ye...
- Proposed bill would eliminate PACER fees
  A new bill before the U.S House of Representatives would prohibit the federal courts from charging for public documents. The Electronic Court Records Reform Act would require that documen...
- Public records hard to access in Minnesota
  Getting your hands on government information in the state of Minnesota is not always as easy as it may sound. In fact in some cases it may be impossible. A KARE 11 investig...
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PRESS RELEASES
- HireRight Achieves Background Screening Credential
  RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 18, 2018 – The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS®) Background Screening Credentialing Council (BSCC) announced today tha...
- GoLookUp's Background Check Tool Helps Make Lives
  Background checks have become extremely popular in latest years. With so much interaction between people, using tools like background check provider can be vital for personal protection....
- Corra Group discontinues all Puerto Rico Backgroun
  Corra Group has discontinued all Puerto Rico Background Checks until further notice. The devastation to the island territory from Hurricane Maria has made it questionable when such public...
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Hiring managers share the No. 1 resume lie that could cost you the job
September 21, 2018 - by Ruth Umoh While hiring managers hate all resume lies, a recent survey finds some lies are worse than others. The jobsite TopResume asked 629 professionals to rank the most serious of 14 categories of resume lies. Nearly all respondents, 97 percent, said they'd reconsider candidates with any type of lie. Nearly half those surveyed were HR professionals, recruiters or hiring managers. Topping the list were lies about technical capabilities, licenses and criminal records. Yet the biggest deal breaker, according to respondents, was lying about an academic degree. 89 percent of hiring managers felt this was the most serious lie, inching out even criminal records. It's one...
The World’s Most Dangerous Cities
September 19, 2018 - The Citizens' Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice published a ranking of the world’s most dangerous cities in 2015, ranking...
Government Out to Get the Record Scrapers
September 14, 2018 - For tech lawyers, one of the hottest questions this year is: can companies use the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA)—an imprecise and outda...
One Woman Denounced For Abortion Every Day in Mexico: Report
September 10, 2018 - In Mexico City, abortion is legal until the 12th week of pregnancy. It is banned throughout the rest of the country, except in cases of rape. &...
Straightline International Holiday Closures
September 07, 2018 - Holiday Closures Our Straightline International USA offices are closed Monday, Sept.10th but we will be returning phone messages thr...
It is now a crime to say Poland helped Nazi Germany during Holocaust
September 06, 2018 - A Polish law that makes it a crime to falsely accuse the Polish nation of crimes committed by Nazi Germany took effect Thursday, part of a wider ef...
You can now make bulk data requests for Virginia criminal court records
September 04, 2018 - A new law went into effect Sunday, July 1, that gives people sweeping access to Virginia court records — a goal sought by the Daily Press for...
A Cool Database - Chicago PD Arrests
September 04, 2018 - A Cool Database - Chicago Police Arrests The Chicago Police Department has an official website for searching arrest records. This site is made avai...

Not All UK Workers Need A DBS Clearance
September 03, 2018 - What isn't widely known is that many jobs in the health and medical profession in the UK iare exempted from a completed DBS search. While the s...
Straightline International Credit Report Matrix
August 28, 2018 - Our credit history searches that CRA's use to compile credit reports: We include: Civil lawsuits Bankruptcies/Insolvencies Tax...
Lawsuit claims court clerk keeps documents from screeners
August 23, 2018 - A lawsuit claims the Bentonville District Court clerk refuses to provide background screen companies access to records from her court. ...
Idaho hits snags with new online court portal
August 22, 2018 - Idaho counties and residents have experienced some frustrating hiccups with the transition to a new online court records system. Bec...
Thousands of Colorado Court Cases Hidden From Public View
August 20, 2018 - Thousands of court cases across Colorado — hundreds of them involving violent felonies — are hidden from public view, concealed behind...
Record, Record, Who's Got the Record?
August 14, 2018 - Radical changes could find their way to Oklahoma as legal experts’ state a federal appeals court ruling that overturned a Native American man...
FREE !2018 Criminal Record Checks Price Sheet Catalog
August 12, 2018 - FREE! Straightline International has for you the updated (Valid 8/12/2018) country worldwide price list catalog.. Find prices online for c...
How AI Is Radically Streamlining The Onboarding Process
May 13, 2018 - by Sanjay Sathe Human resources technology — leveraged by nearly every organization in some capacity — is changin...
Why AI Doesn't Mean Taking The 'Human' Out Of Human Resources
May 12, 2018 - Why AI Doesn't Mean Taking The 'Human' Out Of Human Resources by Georgene Huang Artificial intelligence, comm...
The Online–Onsite Equivalency Factor For Accessing Court Records
May 12, 2018 - by Michael Sankey If you are a professional and court records are important to your operation, then knowing if you are accessing a p...