“A week after three sex offenders were fired from the Washington State Fair for lying about past crimes on their job applications, officials are clearing up misinformation about how background checks are conducted and who is targeted. But  one thing is clear: Many seasonal workers aren’t subject to screening at all. Fair spokeswoman Karen LaFlamme…
“The North Dakota Insurance Department announced that as of Sept. 1, 2013, anyone applying to become a North Dakota resident insurance producer must undergo a criminal background check, including fingerprinting. This requirement is the result of the passage of Senate Bill 2304 and does not apply to individuals renewing a license or individuals who apply…
“OLYMPIA — Nearly two dozen people who failed criminal-background checks were allowed to work with developmentally disabled clients in Washington state, according to a state audit released Wednesday. In conflict with state policy, some businesses hired the 23 caregivers even though they had past legal problems involving assault, theft, drug charges, abuse and financial exploitation,…
“This week, Rhode Island became the eighth state in the country to pass a statewide Ban the Box law, and it’s one of the most expansive versions out there: The state will require all private and public employers to delay questions about criminal history, following Massachusetts, Minnesota, and Hawaii. Four other states and 51 municipalities…
“Federal regulators Tuesday accused two large employers of improperly using criminal-background checks in hiring, the latest salvo in a contentious debate over whether such screening amounts to discrimination against black applicants. In complaints filed in federal courts in Illinois and South Carolina, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said two companies discount retailer Dollar General Corp. DG -1.12% and a U.S.…
“An employer’s reluctance in hiring an applicant with a criminal history is understandable and sensible. Employers have an obligation to ensure a safe workplace, can be fined for failing to enact safeguards against workplace violence, and face liability for negligent hiring and retention of employees who commit violence in the workplace. Furthermore, a job applicant’s…
State Rep. Mark Pafford, D-West Palm Beach, has introduced a bill in the legislature that will require all summer camps to be licensed by the state and which will mandate criminal background checks for camp counselors. Pafford said he decided to introduce the bill after he read a series of stories last year in The…
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is giving the Defense Department and the military services until Jan. 21 to review the backgrounds of all employees who have contact with children in department programs and to report back in writing. Panetta’s memo follows revelations that at least 31 people were suspended from two Army day care centers at…
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has ordered a review of hiring practices at all military child care centers, after potential problems with security background investigations were identified at the Fort Myer, Va., child development center. Panetta’s announcement followed news the Army is investigating hiring practices at all of its child development centers worldwide. The investigation was…
Senator Robert Menendez said he did not know an 18-year-old intern at his office was a sex offender and illegal immigrant until news broke of the intern’s arrest this afternoon.”I just heard … ” Menendez said on MSNBC during a prescheduled interview to discuss immigration reform. The Associated Press reported that federal authorities on Dec. 6 arrested…
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