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The Missouri Legislature passed a bill that requires background checks for individuals who will assist others selecting health insurance through the federally run website, healthcare.gov. Senate Bill 508 requires anyone applying to be a navigator (the term used to…
The Board of Supervisors unanimously instructed its staff to explore regulations that would mandate fingerprinting and a criminal history report for those seeking a license for a business that serves children. The board asked for a report back in 60 days listing…
The issue of medical marijuana continues to make news in Colorado. Earlier this year, the Colorado Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal of the 2013 Colorado Court of Appeals ruling in Coats v. Dish Network, which analyzed the relationship between Colorado’s…
Swift Transportation has agreed to a $4.4 million class-action settlement in the case involving claims that the carrier violated stipulations of the FCRA by not disclosing to driver applicants that it could access background checks and not allowing applicants to…
Legislation to restrict employers’ access to applicants’ and employees’ personal online content continues its rapid expansion in 2014.Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam has signed his own state’s password protection law. This new law goes into…
The Stop Errors in Credit Use and Reporting (SECURE) Act of 2014 ( S.2224,) was introduced in the U.S. Senate. The bill would amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to place new requirements on both credit reporting agencies and companies that furnish information…
The University will now require all new hires to undergo a background check. “This is something that we have been thinking about for a while,” said Maureen Parks, associate vice president for human resources. “Sometime after the first of the year,…
George Washington University will perform background checks on top faculty candidates next year to screen for sexual offenses and major criminal charges. The proposal for increased oversight came from a faculty-led task force’s study released last fall….
Hiring the wrong person for a position is an expensive mistake for a company to make. In a recent Career Builder survey, 42% of companies reported that a bad hire cost them at least $25,000 in the past year, and 25% reported a loss of at least $50,000. But for small…
A thoroughbred racehorse training business recently failed to comply with Form I-9 requirements. Following the hearing, Kenneth McPeek Racing Stables, Inc. was ordered to pay a large fine due to Form I-9 violations. Though the penalty levied against the business could…