Vadim Lieberman has written a most interesting article, entitled Workers Behaving Badly, published on The Conference Board Review,  the writer discusses the zero tolerance policy that many employers have implemented since the economic meltdown.    Lieberman discusses some interesting points about how a certain laxity with petty office theft may vent more serious transgressions in the [...]

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As a background checking service, we like to extol the virtues of background checks in weeding out prospective problems in the workplace.   We write often about checking out criminal records, sexual offenses, criminal theft, and other indicators that someone may not be your ideal candidate. But we always add that the background check is as [...]

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All right, so this is really tongue in cheek.  Well, sort of.   Having recently read an article on Yahoo News, entitled Marijuana Use By Seniors Goes Up As Boomers Age,  I couldn’t help but wonder what most employers would do if they find out through preemployment drug tests that their more senior executives are huffing [...]

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Maurice River Township will require background checks for employees in the municipality.     Maurice River Township is located in New Jersey.   According to the article in the Cumberland County News, while the ordinance was introduced, it is not clear who would conduct the background checks and which employment candidates would require a background check. It is [...]

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