When most U.S. employers hear the word “ice” these days, they probably think about the penalties for non-compliance with new government E-Verify regulations instead of frozen water. For those employers getting chills down their spines from recent worksite raids by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the new rule requiring the use of E-Verify by federal contractors that went into effect on September 8, I-9Compliance.com – a designated E-Verify s... [More]
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Tags: ice, u.s. immigration and customs enforcement, department of homeland security, dhs, e-verify, i-9compliance.com, pre-employ.com, form i-9, employment eligibility verification | Categories: Employment Eligibility | Government Background Checks | Immigration and Right to Work | International Background Screening | Legal Compliance | New Legislation
In the health care industry, patients put their lives in the hands of trusted caregivers every day. The importance of background screening for current and potential health care staff members goes beyond cost, compliance, and legal liability issues. It can be a matter of life or death. To provide effective background screening solutions and training in best practice guidelines that will ensure the safety of patients and health care staff, the Hospital Association of Southern California (H... [More]
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For employers who think education verifications done as part of pre-employment background checks are unnecessary, here is a “tail” of a dog earning an online MBA from a “diploma mill.” According to a news release from GetEducated.com – a consumer advocacy group that works to protect consumers from diploma mill fraud – a pug dog named Chester Ludlow was awarded a Masters in Business Administration (MBA) by Rochville University, an online college tha... [More]
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Eight years after the tragic events of September 11, 2001, a story concerning an Afghan-born airport shuttle driver in Denver, Colorado suspected of planning a terrorist attack inside the U.S. using bombs made with items bought from beauty supply stores serves as a reminder that the country still faces possible threats from terrorists, and – if the accusations turn out to be true – that more thorough and extensive “International” background checks during ... [More]
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Tags: immigrant, najibullah zazi, terrorist, terrorism, international, background check, pre-employ.com | Categories: Background Screening | Government Background Checks | Immigration and Right to Work | International Background Screening
In an effort to better protect the privacy of patients, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued new data breach notification regulations that take effect September 23 requiring health care providers and other entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) to notify individuals when their unsecured personal health information is breached. According to the HHS press release, these new “breach notification” regulatio... [More]
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