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EEOC Criminal Records Guidance Examined in Webinar August 13
August 11, 2015 - To help employers understand U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Guidance on the use of criminal records when hiring, Attorney Lester Rosen, founder and CEO of Employment Screening Resources (ESR), will present a live webinar with Aurora Training Advantage titled “EEOC Criminal Records Update” on Thursday, August 13, 2015 from 2:00pm to 3:30pm EDT. To learn more, visit: http://auroratrainingadvantage.com/webinars/eeoc-criminal-records-update/. On April 25, 2012, the EEOC – the agency that enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination – issued updated ‘Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII...
How Many Americans Have a Police Record? Probably More Than You Think
August 07, 2015 - It’s often reported that nearly 1 in 3 American adults, or about 30%, has a police record. To some, that figure sounds surpris...
Criminal Records a Lawsuit Waiting to Happen for California Employers
August 04, 2015 - To help employers in California deal with complex laws regarding the use of criminal records during background checks, Attorney Lester Rosen, found...
21.5 million affected by massive background check breach
July 31, 2015 - The U.S. Office of Personnel Management announced on Thursday that sensitive information including Social Security numbers for 21.5 million people...
Obama pushes to extend gun background checks to Social Security
July 30, 2015 - Seeking tighter controls over firearm purchases, the Obama administration is pushing to ban Social Security beneficiaries from owning guns if they...
Everything You Need to Know About Federal Background Checks - and the Gaps of Dylann Roof
July 28, 2015 - FBI Director James Comey made a startling admission Friday: Dylann Roof, the Charleston church shooter, was sold a gun — despite confessing t...
Release of archived criminal records allows you to check for a 'black sheep' in your family tree
June 30, 2015 - For many an amateur genealogist, the task of unravelling a family tree is made in the tantalising hope of uncovering a sliver of royalty or fame in...
Bill to ban criminal record question on job forms advances
June 17, 2015 - The Oregon Senate has approved a bill making it illegal for employers to ask about criminal records on job applications. The bill pa...
New York City Council passes bill prohibiting certain criminal background inquiries in hiring decisi
June 16, 2015 - On June 10, 2015, the New York City Council voted to amend the New York City Human Rights Law to prohibit employers from inquiring into the arrest...
Medicaid to subject providers to criminal background checks starting Aug. 1
June 12, 2015 - Starting Aug. 1, providers considered at “high risk” for defrauding state Medicaid programs will undergo a criminal background check th...
Pakistani Firm Is at Center of Vast Fake Degree Scam
June 08, 2015 - Seen from the Internet, it is a vast education empire: hundreds of universities and high schools, with elegant names and smiling professors...
McKinney City Council candidate’s criminal record from 1990s exposed by rival
June 08, 2015 - A candidate’s checkered past surfaced this week during early voting in the McKinney City Council runoff election. Businessman...
Best practices for employer background checks
June 03, 2015 - There are many clear benefits in performing background checks, such as screening out candidates who give incomplete or inaccurate information on th...
Toronto police background checks no longer include mental health incidents
June 01, 2015 - In a step forward for mental health rights, the Toronto Police Service will no longer release records of non-criminal mental health encounters with...
Steven Brownstein Announces Enhanced Background Checks
May 29, 2015 - Criminal records are only part of what comprises an enhanced background check. Details, such as lawsuits, bankruptcies,...
Survey Reveals Majority of Healthcare, Manufacturing, Retail And Education Contractors Go Unscree
May 28, 2015 - More than half of companies in healthcare, manufacturing, retail and education do not require a background check for their temporary employees and...
The Case Against Hair Testing
May 26, 2015 - An effort to approve hair samples for drug testing in commercial truck drivers is drawing some criticism. The Drug Free Commercial Truck Driver Act...
Lawmaker pushing to waive background check fees for volunteers
May 26, 2015 - The state's new background checks law that was part of the fallout of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal has caused so much angst that...
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