Text Size
Print
Email
top stories
- Text Size
- Print
- Email
Denying Housing Over Criminal Record May Be Discrimination, Feds Say
April 11, 2016 - The Department of Housing and Urban Development is making it easier for people with criminal records to find housing. In new guidance, released Monday, HUD tells landlords and home sellers that turning down tenants or buyers based on their criminal records may violate the Fair Housing Act. People with criminal records aren't a protected class under the Fair Housing Act, and the guidance from HUD's general counsel says that in some cases, turning down an individual tenant because of his or her record can be legally justified. But blanket policies of refusing to rent to anybody with a criminal record are de facto discrimination, the department says — because of the systemic dispari...
Landlords Face Pressure on Criminal Background Checks
April 07, 2016 - Apartment landlords’ use of electronic criminal-background checks to reject prospective renters, some with only minor legal blemishes, drew o...
Brussels Attack: Bomber Brothers Had 'Lengthy' Criminal Records But No Alleged Ties To Terrorism
March 28, 2016 - As investigations continue, authorities in the Belgian capital have determined that the two brothers who were among the suicide bombers had crimina...
National Instant Criminal Background Check System Posts NICS Index Data
March 23, 2016 - The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) was implemented on November 30, 1998 as a result of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevent...
NYPD has unrestricted access to sealed criminal records, says city attorney
March 21, 2016 - The NYPD has apparently unfettered access to sealed criminal records — a revelation that an attorney called “alarming.” ...
NY Times: FBI Doing Background Check on Iowa Judge for Supreme Court
March 17, 2016 - Federal agents are conducting a background check of a judge in eastern Iowa. The New York Times reports the FBI is interviewing thos...
Pentagon to tap private industry for background check IT system
March 11, 2016 - The U.S. Defense Department plans to hire private contractors to develop a $600-million-plus computer system for a new background check agency bein...
Mass. bill requires background checks for ride-sharing drivers, but no fingerprinting
March 10, 2016 - The House Financial Services Committee released a bill on Friday in Massachusetts that calls for drivers of ride-hailing companies, such as Uber an...
Manager: UFC did an 'extensive background check' on fighter with criminal record
March 09, 2016 - Earlier today, Bloody Elbow published a story on the UFC's latest heavyweight signing, Cody East. The former Legacy FC heavyweight champion'...
New background check system under fire by Congress
March 04, 2016 - House lawmakers issued a barrage of questions Thursday on authority, timeline and funding needed to scrap the Office of Personnel Management's...
Iowa says to not hide serious juvenile criminal records
February 24, 2016 - There may be some middle ground when it comes to keeping some juvenile court records private, as would be the case in a bill alive in the Iowa Legi...
Uber says accused Kalamanzoo shooter had no prior criminal records, had a 4.73 rating
February 22, 2016 - Uber addressed the media on Monday afternoon, saying that the company had no way of stopping the Kalamazoo shooter on Saturday night because he had...
Employers Need to Know Background Check Trends to Remain in Compliance in 2016
February 19, 2016 - Employers who regularly conduct background checks on job applicants should be aware of several background check trends to remain in compliance in 2...
NFL to Background Check Players Entering 2016 Draft for Criminal Convictions
February 16, 2016 - All college football players planning to enter the 2016 National Football League (NFL) Draft will undergo a criminal record background check that c...
Record guns sales in SC amidst tragedy and background check questions
February 10, 2016 - Guns sales soared undeterred in 2015 despite scrutiny of the federal background check system following the Emanuel AME Church Shooting. ...
Should colleges ask about criminal and disciplinary records?
February 09, 2016 - Every year more than 850,000 students apply to college through The Common Application. The electronic questionnaire is used by more than 600 colleg...
Obama Administration’s Gun Control Rule Lets Doctors Report Patients to Background Check System
February 05, 2016 - Amid the flurry of reports surrounding President Obama’s expansion of background checks via executive gun control, his Department of Health a...
FBI official: 'Perfect storm' imperiling gun background checks
January 29, 2016 - The FBI has been overwhelmed by so many background checks for new gun sales, that they've had to halt appeals by prospective buyers who've...
2025 The Background Investigator. All Rights Reserved.