Connecticut Bill Proposing Background Checks for Potential Residents Faces Heated Debate
A bill before Connecticut’s legislature that would require long-term care facilities to perform background checks on potential residents is being hotly...
The Impact of a Criminal Record
A criminal record has a huge impact on a person’s life. It might restrict where you can live temporarily or maybe even permanently. You may lose your right to vote as well. Like with restrictions on where you...
More Than Half of Unemployed Men in Their 30s Possess Criminal Records
A new study has found that more than half of unemployed men in their thirties have some form of a criminal record. These records have significant effects on these men’s...
New CA Bill Would Protect the Ability to Perform Background Checks
A new California bill has recently been introduced into the state’s Senate that would require electronic indexes of the defendants in criminal cases that permit public searches...
Supreme Court Nominees Show the Importance of Background Checks
The recent news that several potential nominees for the Supreme Court are receiving background checks has called awareness to this critical part of the hiring process. As this shows...
Delaware State Auditor Finds Inadequate Background Check Processes for Schools
The Delaware state auditor has found that the Department of Education has room for improvement in its background check processes for individuals who will have direct...
CA Legislature Introduces Bill to Exempt Criminal Background Checks for Caregiving Jobs
Assembly Bill 1720 (AB 1720) has been introduced in the California State Assembly.
The bill is intended to give people with arrests or criminal histories...
Federal Judge Rules that Convicted Murderer Can Sue Over Being Rejected for Grocery Delivery Position
A U.S. District Court judge in New York has ruled that a convicted murderer who served almost 23 years in prison can sue over being turned down...