Hiring
Are Summer Camps Required to Conduct Background Checks?
The school year will be over soon, and many parents rely on summer camps for child care while their kids are out of school. Safety is always a primary concern for parents when deciding who should care for their children. Many parents assume that everyone who works with kids is required to undergo a background…
Read MoreDo Ban the Box Laws Prohibit Background Checks?
Many states, cities, and counties across the United States have passed laws to “ban the box.” The box in question refers to inquiries commonly found on job applications about whether or not an applicant has ever been convicted of a crime. In areas with ban the box laws, employers may no longer include that question…
Read MoreBackground Checks for Seasonal Employees
With the holiday season here, many businesses, especially retailers, are hiring seasonal employees. Business owners and managers sometimes decide to forego the standard background checks they conduct with regular employees when hiring seasonal workers. Some believe background checks are unnecessary since the employees will only be working for a short time and think they can…
Read MoreScreening Process for Nannies
Hiring a nanny is a necessity for many parents, but it can be a source of anxiety. You want to choose someone who is experienced, who shares your philosophy on childrearing, and who can build a strong relationship with your children. You also need to do your due diligence to make sure you hire someone…
Read MoreCan Employers Look at Applicants’ and Employees’ Social Media Accounts?
Some employers have asked job applicants to provide them with social media passwords or to make their posts accessible to them as a condition of the hiring process. Many job applicants have fought back, and some lawmakers have taken action to prohibit the practice. Maine recently passed a law that prohibits employers from requiring employees…
Read MoreHome Care & Background Checks
There is hope that a new law in one state will help protect seniors from the unregulated areas of the home health care industry. The new law in Arizona requires non-medical in-home caregiver agencies to disclose information to consumers about background checks, training, cost of service and hiring and firing policies. This supply of…
Read MoreBackground Checks for School Bus Drivers
Something new is taking place for school bus drivers in one area of the country. They will soon have to undergo background checks. It’s happening in Aiken County, South Carolina. Public school officials say potential school bus drivers will be subject to driving and criminal history checks. This comes in the wake of several DUI…
Read MoreThe PTA & Background Checks
The issue of background checks is under the microscope in one area of Pennsylvania. It involves the local PTA. Parents are discovering that a background check is required before joining the PTA. This seems to be a growing trend for schools in the area. Currently, a background check is not required by every area school…
Read MoreFirefighter Background Checks
The impact of background checks is making news in New York. Earlier this month, the governor of New York signed legislation into law that beefs up the vetting process for volunteer firefighter organizations. What this basically means is this: Firefighters in New York will face stricter background checks. Applicants for volunteer firefighter positions will have…
Read MoreBackground Checks and Cyber-attacks
Even background checks can be impacted by hackers. It was announced last week that two U.S. federal agencies have stopped background checks with a contractor after the contractor announced its networks had been breached in a cyber-attack. Apparently, the attack originated in a country outside the U.S. It’s unclear how much government employee information…
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