N.C. School Board to Start Employee Background Checks

By Kristina Block | January 25, 2013

For many industries, employee background checks – also called “routine background screenings” – may seem excessive. However, in certain industries in which money is handled or in which children, the elderly, or the disabled are given care or supervision, employee background checks create a safer, more dependable workforce. As a result of this notion, the…

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Faculty at Florida University Question Background Check Policy

By Kristina Block | December 21, 2012

At the end of November, it was reported that the Florida Gulf Coast University faculty was speaking out against the recent background check policy. According to the Eagle News, the new policy, which went into effect on September 18, requires all current and applying employees to pass a “level 2” background check involving fingerprints. The…

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