Category Archives: Industry News

It is every employer’s responsibility to screen applicants for criminal records and history of unsavory behavior. After all, one must exercise due diligence to ensure the safety of existing personnel. However, there is a thing called overstepping the bounds of … Continue reading →

Given the wave of crimes against children in school within the past several years, recent efforts in Delaware to curb and prevent these incidents are nothing short of timely. NewsWorks reporter Nichelle Polston reports on the formation of the multidisciplinary … Continue reading →

In an effort to promote fairness for individuals who have been hit by the 2008 financial crises, or who have otherwise committed “irrelevant” past mistakes that have left them with a bad credit score, Senator Elizabeth Warren recently proposed a … Continue reading →

The recent mass shooting that took place right inside the headquarters of the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA), in Washington, DC showed the value of screening employees thoroughly, before hiring them in your company too. The gunman, Aaron Alexis, killed … Continue reading →

The News Tribune website has a revealing article that states that not all employees working for fairgrounds are screened properly before being hired. This fact is particularly surprising because these locations attract kids of all ages and it can be … Continue reading →

On October 22, 2013, a House bill was passed in Washington that obliges public schools to background screen all of their employees for past crimes, especially sexual offenses, before hiring them. Rep. Todd Rokita (R-Ind) says that the bill makes … Continue reading →

As an employer, one of the first things you look at in an Applicant’s resume and submitted paperwork is the school where he or she graduated. When you see a degree issued and conferred from Harvard, Yale, Princeton, or Columbia … Continue reading →

While it is obvious that companies and institutions need to screen their applicants thoroughly before hiring them, this is actually quite difficult to do in practice. In fact, many organizations don’t act upon some of the information they get directly … Continue reading →