Archive for the 'Miscellany' Category

Florida Judge Rules Drug Testing for State Workers Unconstitutional.

Here is one that I would think will go on to the higher courts.   Florida Governor, Rick Scott, proposed that all 85,000 Florida State workers have drug tests. The judge rejected the proposal. He ruled that the Governor provided no evidence of a drug problem among Florida State Workers. According to an article in [...]

San Luis Obispo County Courts Now Clerk Run

For those conducting background checks for employment screening purposes, please take note of the following change in court procedure in San Luis Obispo County, California. As previously notified, the court In San Luis Obispo, California has removed the public index, leaving all searches to be run through a court clerk.  This process can result in delays as [...]

Corra Group Background Checks to Move Headquarters to Larger Office Space

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) April 19, 2012 Corra Group, the Los Angeles based background checking service, will soon be moving its corporate headquarters from its current location in the Marina Del Rey. On May 1st, 2012 the company will occupy a larger office space in El Segundo, California. “We are really excited about the move,” [...]

Employee Sues Restaurateur for Workplace Abuse

Here is an interesting article and something you don’t see every day.   A nationally famous restaurateur is sued by a former manager for workplace abuse and sexual harassment.  Along with the law suit were allegations of racial discrimination. Most of the charges were directed at Earl “Bubba: Hiers, Paula Deen’s brother and operator of Uncle [...]