According to a news release, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is delaying enforcement of the “Red Flags” Rule for financial institutions and creditors with covered accounts to implement an identity theft program – scheduled to take effect November 1, 2009 – until June 1, ... [More]
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Government Background Checks | Legal Compliance | New Legislation | Privacy
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 ... [More]
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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... [More]
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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 th... [More]
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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 che... [More]
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Background Screening | International Background Screening