Following the fund fraud cases of Tom Petters for the past few weeks leads businesses on Wall Street to a very hard reality: charm is not an indication of trust, it’s an illusion. As noted today in his home state’s Star Tribune, ‘a simple background check would have raised thicke... [More]
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Tags: tom petters, wall street, economy, economic crisis, background check
Background Screening | Careers | Legal Compliance
An opinion in the Colorado Springs Gazette brings about some very important issues involving the lack of reporting and punishment of teacher sex offenders. Only recently have states been addressing harsher requirements for teacher background checks as well as other school employe... [More]
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Tags: education, background checks, teachers, teacher sex offender, rape,
Background Screening | Education Background Checks | Government Background Checks | New Legislation
I would like to explore the topic of workplace violence for a moment. A study by the National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. (NCII) shows that workplace homicide rates dropped by 61% since 1992. Why have these numbers dropped so dramatically? For the most part, criminal laws have not chan... [More]
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Tags: background checks, workplace violence, workplace crime, background screening companies
Background Screening
A story reported by the San Francisco Chronicle and the Oakland Tribune last week about a school superintendent in Emeryville, CA who pumped up his resume, claiming degrees he never earned, raises concerns about how school officials are conducting background checks...and the price they are paying ... [More]
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Tags: school background checks, schools, teacher background checks, school background checks, background check companies, teacher background checks, sex offenders, background check companies, criminal background checks, sex offenders, criminal background checks
Background Screening | Education Background Checks | Government Background Checks
Workforce Management addressed the Howard Industries raid yesterday in an article that covers how E-Verify has failed businesses that use the program. The fact that E-Verify only determines if the identification given by the applicant is eligible and not if the applicant is the own... [More]
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Tags: immigration, i-9 compliance, employment eligibility, ice, dhs, immigration and customs enforcement, department of homeland security,
Employment Eligibility | Legal Compliance