In an effort to hold employers accountable for their hiring practices through increased workplace audits, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has announced that it will issue Notices of Inspection (NOIs) to 1,000 employers across America to alert business owners that ICE will audit ... [More]
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Employment Eligibility | Government Background Checks | Immigration and Right to Work | Legal Compliance
An article in Workforce Management (www.workforce.com) reveals how two high-profile shootings that occurred on back to back days in Texas and Florida are the latest incidents of workplace violence, and that those tragedies underscore the threat of violence occurring on the job. Accordin... [More]
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Government Background Checks | Workplace Violence
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
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