Archive for the tag 'Background Checks'

Minnesota County to Conduct Background Checks

One of the great sticking points of these recent years is how state and municipal public service agencies fail to conduct decent background checks on their new employees.   Or if they do, the responsible parties fail to read or interpret the background reports correctly and someone who should not be hired finds himself gainfully employed.  [...]

Florida Youth Sports Coaches to Require Background Checks

The Florida State Senate has passed a bill mandating that all candidates to coach in youth sports groups will be mandated to undergo background checks.   The new  legislation (SB 15)) has moved to the house where there is a similar bill in play. The bill calls for sanctioning sports authorities in the State of Florida [...]

Are Gun Permits the New Employment Background Check?

Some background checking and employment news is a lot more interesting than others.  The Post-Tribune, which supports the greater Chicago area, reported that the Portage, Indiana Police Chief believed that new rulings allowing employees  to carry weapons to the workplace, provided they keep them in their car, will not lead to more violence on the [...]

When the Background Check Doesn’t Do Its Job

There are background checks, and then there are background checks.  Not all background checks are created equal.  There are different levels of background screening where some searches are far more exacting or more comprehensive than others. And then there is the matter of the background screening service and the researcher who is actually conducting the [...]