While criminal background checks are a common part of the hiring process for many companies, there has been legal pushback lately with federal and state authorities both launching cases against employers they say are using the checks unfairly. The thrust of complaints…
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Rhode Island Bill Expands Background Checks for Third-party School Employees
Scott Sanford worked closely enough with East Greenwich schoolchildren to give them treats on the school bus. But the friendly bus monitor was not a “school employee.” This meant he was not legally required to pass a national criminal background check…
South Dakota Panel OKs Background Checks for Economic Agency
The South Dakota House State Affairs Committee has passed a bill to require background checks of officers and employees of the Governor’s Office of Economic Development. Representatives voted unanimously to support the measure. An amendment introduced in the…
Kansas State Board of Education Approves Background Checks for All Teachers
All teachers will now have to undergo background checks, under a policy approved 9 to 1 by the State Board of Education. The policy requires all people renewing teaching licenses to be fingerprinted. Since 2002, all applicants for new teaching license or those wanting…
Liars Index® Finishes 2013 With Mixed Results
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Ex-NSA Chief Details Snowden’s Hiring at Agency, Booz Allen
Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor who leaked information about the agency’s surveillance program, targeted Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. for employment because of its access to national security contracts, said company vice chairman, Mike McConnell. McConnell…



