What is the “Red Flags” Rule? According to recent data from Javelin Research, nearly ten million Americans suffered from identity theft in 2008, a 22 percent increase over the previous year. Because of growing concern with the problems identity theft causes both individual victims and businesses, as part of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions (FACT) Act of 2003 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued the “Red Flags” Rule that requires many organ... [More]
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Tags: red flags rule, red flag, identity theft, ftc, federal trade commission, fair and accurate credit transactions act, fact act, pre-employ.com, | Categories: Legal Compliance | New Legislation
According to an article in Newsday, an airport security guard charged with threatening to shoot President Barack Obama cleared extensive state and federal background checks, and the story has put the background check process for all security guards under a bright spotlight. John Brek, 55, of Linden, New Jersey, an unarmed Newark Liberty International Airport guard, allegedly made threatening comments during a coffee break a day before Obama was scheduled to fly into the airport, Newsday ... [More]
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Tags: obama, president, newark liberty international airport, background check, pre-employ.com | Categories: Background Screening | Government Background Checks
In an effort to close the loopholes that allowed felons to work with the state's most vulnerable population – children, the elderly, and the disabled – Florida Governor Charlie Crist has ordered a review of the background check system for caregivers, according to a story in the South Florida Sun Sentinel. The background check review follows a Sun Sentinel investigation that uncovered thousands of felons with criminal records – including rape, child molestation,... [More]
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Tags: florida, day care, sun sentinel, background check, pre-employ.com, charlie crist | Categories: Background Screening | Government Background Checks | New Legislation
On the heels of the controversy surrounding Rush Limbaugh’s failed attempt to own a National Football League (NFL) franchise, a story from the New York Times – “For Potential Owner, a Background Check Worthy of the K.G.B.” – sheds light on the stringent background check policy of another sports league, the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the limitations of “International” background checks. According to the Times, Russian billionaire M... [More]
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Tags: nba, national basketball association, david stern, background check, mikhail d. prokhorov, pre-employ.com | Categories: Background Screening | International Background Screening
Through an odd set of circumstances, the National Football League (NFL), conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh, and background screening mixed together in recent sports news reports. According to ESPN, Limbaugh was part of a group bidding to buy the NFL’s St. Louis Rams franchise until being ousted by his partners after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, certain team owners, and several players expressed misgivings because of controversial comments made by the talk-radio king... [More]
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Tags: nfl, national football league, rush limbaugh, roger gooddell, background screening, pre-employ.com | Categories: Background Screening | Careers | Drug Testing