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• Clearwater Set To Host Background Screening Conference

  November 18, 2015 - It’s been a while since I’ve put on pre-employment screening conference. But here I am again looking forward to February 28th of next year. That’s  when I’ll co-host, along with my brother, Dennis, and extremely loyal and long time assistant, Phyllis, a new version of the pre-employment screening conference.   Most features have remained the same. Our networking cocktail party and our vendor area will seem familiar to those who had previously attended Truthfully, we heard you, and our key emphasis at this conference will be buyers and sellers, networking, exhibiting full time, and an opportunity for all to exchange thoughts and ideas in an open forum. It is back to beginning, the good...

• A Criminal Record and a Fair Shot at a Job

  November 18, 2015 - Nineteen states and 100 cities and counties forbid public agencies — and in some cases, private businesses — to ask job applicants abou...

• President Obama to Announce Executive Order Against Criminal Background Checks

  November 13, 2015 - In an executive order that will be announced on Monday, President Barack Obama will move to make it easier for the estimated 12 million-plus ex-fel...

• Why veterans support gun background checks

  November 11, 2015 - Earlier this month in Colorado Springs, Colorado, on a quiet Saturday afternoon, one of our nation's veterans went out for a bike ride. Then, i...

• Obama Calls on Congress to ‘Ban the Box’ on Criminal Records

  November 06, 2015 - Criminal justice advocates scored a big win yesterday with President Obama’s announcement of new measures aimed at easing reintegration of re...

• $13M penalty for background check errors that cost jobs, hurt reputations

  November 04, 2015 - Two of the nation's largest employment background screening providers must pay $13 million after a federal agency found that inaccuracies in th...

• On the Law: Criminal background checks a legal minefield

  October 28, 2015 - Employers often ask me questions about conducting credit and criminal background checks on prospective employees. I surprise them by describing the...

• Background Checks Online

  October 20, 2015 - If you have worked many years to build your business up from nothing, you need to be very careful who you hire. Making the wrong choices where your...

• Firearm background checks increase significantly over last 16 years

  October 15, 2015 - Montana law requires a licensed fire arm dealers to conduct a background check for every firearm purchase, but that doesn't however apply to pr...

• The New York Times Explains Why Neither Psychiatry Nor Background Checks Can Stop Mass Shooters

  October 06, 2015 - The New York Times notes that mass shooters tend to share certain traits, including isolation, anger, and depression. But that does not mean they c...

• Top Trends for Background Checks Examined at ASIS 2015

  October 02, 2015 - To help security professionals stay up to date with latest trends in the background check industry, Attorney Lester Rosen, founder and CEO of Emplo...

• Congress moves to make criminal history questions during the job interview illegal.

  September 29, 2015 - On September 10, 2015, the Senate and House of Representatives introduced bills that  would make it unlawful for federal contractors to reques...

• Improper Use of Criminal Background Checks Could Cost You Millions

  September 23, 2015 - Criminal background checks can be an important resource for companies in evaluating candidates for employment. Background checks can assist employe...

• INTELIFI's Criminal Background Checks are Now Available

  September 21, 2015 - Intelifi, Inc., a leading provider of Criminal Background Checks and Drug Screening and Gold level member of Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN), today ann...

• BMW settles EEOC criminal background check suit for $1.6 million

  September 15, 2015 - BMW Manufacturing Co. L.L.C. will pay $1.6 million to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit that charged it was liable for...

• Social Security Admits Plan to Add Recipients to Gun Background Check System

  August 26, 2015 - The Social Security Administration (SSA) said in a letter to the House Ways and Means Committee that it plans to add some recipients to the federal...

• US settles fraud case with company behind Snowden's background check

  August 24, 2015 - The Department of Justice has settled a case against the background check company that vetted Edward Snowden and Washington Navy Yard shooter Aaron...

• Are Your Background Check Forms Up To Date?

  August 21, 2015 - In spring of 2015, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) made some minor but nevertheless important modifications to a form critical to t...