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• Giant Blizzard Brings A Halt To Criminal Record Searches

  February 01, 2011 - by Steven Brownstein Today, February 2nd, a giant blizzard in the Midwest USA and the East Coast has brought to a halt most activities including criminal record searches. This blizzard cut a swath through the middle part of the U.S.: Texas. Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michiogan, and Ohio. It is now bashing Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Maine. Expect delays of your searches from 1-2 days ubtil this mess is cleared up. Check status of the Storm of the Decade at www.weather.com  ...

• Does Your Criminal Records Vendor Really Do Searches?

  February 01, 2011 - By Steven Brownstein  Many of you who know me personally have heard many of my calls for getting to know your vendor. Why? Because it...

• How to Handle Employee Drug Use in the Workplace

  January 01, 2011 - by Bill Clifton When an employee reveals that he or she has a drug or alcohol problem, employers have a number of options. If the drug use...

• Les Rosen's Corner SHRM Defends Use of Credit Reports

  January 01, 2011 - According to a news story on the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) website - "SHRM: Credit Checks Are Legitimate Screening Tool&quo...

• Steven Brownstein And The Creation Of NAPBS

  January 01, 2011 - by Les Rosen, ESR The chronology: 2000: There is no national trade association, industry standards, or definitive publications on backgroun...

• The Real Deal Behind India Criminal Record Searches

  January 01, 2011 - Criminal Records History Retrieval  - India by Steven Brownstein Briefly (We will use Bangalore, Karnataka as an example): In...

• Getting Things Done -Public Access To Court Records

  January 01, 2011 - by Steven Brownstein Getting Things Done -Public Access To Court Records "You can't do that." I still hear those words....

• German Data Privacy Act And Background Checks

  January 01, 2011 - by Steven Brownstein A recent correspondence from Straightline International and the office of The German Federal Commissioner for Data Protect...

• Les Rosen's Corner New California Bill To Regulate Offshoring Of Background Checks Overseas

  December 01, 2010 - On September 29, 2010, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law California Senate Bill 909 (SB 909), which appears to be the first law in the...

• Should Employers Check Job Applicants’ Credit History?

  December 01, 2010 - By Ruth Mantell With the national unemployment rate at 9.6%, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is concerned about employers usin...

• New Int'l Criminal Record Suppliers Simply Resellers

  December 01, 2010 - Beware! by Steven Brownstein Several new advertisments have reached my desk selling international criminal record searches. They have r...

• Mistaken Identity Over Incest Claim Was 'Devastating'

  November 01, 2010 - By Chris O'Brien and Andree Withey A grandfather from the Darling Downs in southern Queensland who was wrongly accused of rape and incest s...

• Is An Employment Background Check Ever Too Invasive?

  November 01, 2010 - By Ashby Jones Generally speaking, the government can ask for background checks for employees of defense contractors. But are there limits...

• Tale Of Two Calvins: One Keeps Going To Jail For Other's Offenses

  November 01, 2010 - by Cynthia Hubert Calvin Ward is nearly 6 feet tall and African American. Calvin Phillips, according to records, is about 4 inches shorter and...

• Straightline International Leads Industry In Overseas Criminal Record Checks

  January 01, 2010 - For the tenth straight year, Straightline International has led the U.S. and world markets in providing criminal record cheks for foreign searches....

• Starting A Business Looked To As A Way Forward For Ex-Inmates

  December 31, 1969 - by Marcia Pledger For nearly 10 years, Augustus Turner had a lot of time to ponder an American dream that he refused to believe was out of reac...

• CORI Reform Still Allows Private Background Checks

  December 31, 1969 - by Kenneth J. Cooper The part of the new Massachusetts law that prohibits inquiring about criminal records on initial job applications leaves a...

• How Much Does A Bad Hire Really Cost?

  December 31, 1969 - by Rich Greenwald Imagine this: You are about to pitch a new piece of business when you turn on your laptop and realize the slides in your pres...