More D.C. Corruption: Lack of Employee Background Checks and Embezzlement

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I ran across another example of Washington D.C. concerning Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi. A serious lack of employee background checks in his office cost taxpayers dearly due to embezzlement and fraud by unscrupulous hires. This is just another example of how the politicians in Washington are beating our country into a bloody mess through [...]

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Criminal Background Checks Are Dream Killers

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Recently, James Stewart of Fort Scott, Kansas was in the news because of the faulty nature of some criminal background checks. Like millions of other Americans, James had been out of work for about a year and a half, and no doubt was becoming desperate. Believe me, I am also well aware of the dreadful empty [...]

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Church Organizations Need To Do Background Checks

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You know, it’s almost painful to think about this (much less write about it), because you would think that if there’s one place you can expect and receive the truth, it would be the church. Unfortunately, churches are some of the most vulnerable entities to be victimized by criminals…because churches have a culture of trust. [...]

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Employment Background Check Tips

Be aware of FCRA regulations when conducting an employment background check.

Dave Jordan, the background check veteran lays out general FCRA guidelines and reveals which employment background check service helps you stay compliant while delivering the most comprehensive records available. These days, an employment background check seems to be standard operating procedure regardless of what type of job a person is applying to. This is even [...]

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Massachusetts Makes Important Changes to Criminal Offender Record Information law

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In a move that has many talking, Massachusetts has re-assessed its Criminal Offender Record Information law (CORI) to allow employers, landlords, and background screening company’s use of this online database as well. Previously, when the law was initiated in 1976, it was to restrict “dissemination of” criminal histories to law enforcement agencies and later, began [...]

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Equal Opportunity Employment Updates when using Background Checks

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The use of a criminal background check during a hiring process has many people confused about what they (the employer) can legally do and what they can legally use. Can they “overlook” you because of negative information that was found via a Google search? Do they have to tell you up front that they are [...]

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Getting Your Hands on Civil Records in WA

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So you’re doing some background checking for a client that lived in Washington.  You should have no problem searching for civil records. There are many internet sites that are devoted to giving people access to public records and this includes civil records– not all are government related. You should have no problem getting a hold [...]

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