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Employment Screening for Violent Job Candidates

There is much controversy about conducting background checks before someone is allowed to purchase a firearm.  There is controversy as well about workplace violence and conducting the type of employment screening that will filter out the undesirable job applicants.   My first thought is background checks can be of great value.  My second thought is there is […]

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Sex Offenders Can BE Difficult To Track

One of the principle background checks run from pre-employment screening is the sex offender registry.   Employers conduct the sex offenders registry background check for both out of self-interest and to meet compliance standards for different governmental and public service groups.   School boards are obviously concerned with sex offenders and often have stringent rules […]

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California Finds Delays in Free Healthcare Worker Background Checks

California has found delays in its program to provide free background checks for healthcare workers in the state.   According to the Los Angeles Times, the decision was designed through SB 692 to provide free background checks for healthcare workers.  But conflicting statutes and bureaucratic snafus have caused delays in the program. I implemented, finally, […]

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Background Checks for the Medical Marijuana Permit

There is much controversy and many legal battled are taking place in the states that have legitimized medical marijuana.    As most of the laws were defined pretty loosely,  there is a debate regarding the employee’s rights to come to work having imbibed some medical marijuana and the employer to determine whether that same employee is fit to work on […]