Archive for November, 2010

Hiring Cops and Background Checks

This is rare news, at least these days.   The City of Aurora, Colorado is actually hiring law enforcement officers.  Most cities are experiencing an economic downtown and have succumbed to budget restraints.  But Aurora is moving forward, although there is some concern for the types of added services the police perform.  Some believe these [...]

Gun Buyer Background Checks on the Increase

It is deer season in Wisconsin.    With the economic downturn it would stand to reason that more actual hunters and would-be hunters would try their hand and bagging a deer and bringing in meat for the year.   It is cheaper and fresher than most market fare.    And with deer season hunters buy new firearms. Which is probably why gun [...]

Courts Closed for Thanksgiving Holidays

A reminder for those conducting employment screening, such background checks as county criminal records and county civil records, will be delayed as the courts are closed throughout the United States, Thursday, November 25th, and Friday November 27th.   As the Departments of Public Safety and Departments of Highway Patrol are also closed there will be no access [...]

Background Checks for Doctors Pitching for Drug Companies

A long tradition is for drugmakers to use doctors as pitchmen and speakers, extolling the virtues of the company and whatever new series of drugs they have developed.   Other doctors and medical groups find it credible when one of their own speaks out in behalf  of a new drug or company n at the [...]