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Obama Administration Pushes for Change in How Colleges Consider Applicants With Criminal Records
May 24, 2016 - Ban the Box is an Obama administration initiative aiming to make it easier for released prisoners to find work. For many, the box is that dreaded question on a job application: have you ever been convicted of a felony? Often an employer will summarily reject a candidate based on just this answer, despite how long ago it was or how unrelated to the job at hand. The Fair Chance Business Pledge involves companies across the country who agree to save criminal history questions for later in the hiring process, as well as other policies. The ‘box’ issue isn’t just for employment though, it also comes up for those applying to college. A newly released booklet from the Department of Education aims to help schools...
U.S. Urges Colleges to Rethink Questions About Criminal Records
May 17, 2016 - The Obama administration is urging universities and colleges to re-evaluate how questions about an applicant’s criminal history are used in t...
In the Uber Age, a Boom in Background Checks
May 13, 2016 - As companies like Uber and Lyft grow, the demands on screening firms also are expanding. The growth of firms such as Uber Technologi...
Uber and Lyft Are Leaving Austin After Losing Background Check Vote
May 09, 2016 - Uber and Lyft both announced that they will depart Austin, Tex. after the city voted against a proposition that would have allowed ride-sharing com...
Back to Work: Human Resource & Employment Issues
May 06, 2016 - Leigh Goddard, a partner with the statewide law firm of McDonald Carano Wilson, encouraged her clients to take a fresh look at pre-employment scree...
Landmark $15M settlement in Census Bureau background-check lawsuit
May 04, 2016 - Evelyn Houser, a North Philadelphia grandmother, didn't live to see the end of what she started six years ago. Houser, who died...
Census settles hiring lawsuit over criminal records
April 25, 2016 - According to the complaint, which was filed in 2010, Census gave applicants flagged for having criminal histories 30 days to provide paperwork expl...
Ongoing Ban-The-Box Changes Will Force Employers to Further Review Pre-Employment Screening Policies
April 20, 2016 - In early April 2016 the Department of Housing and Urban Development released a new guidance covering the fair and legal use of criminal background...
John Oliver shares credit report and background check horror stories
April 19, 2016 - Credit reports and background checks are crucial in securing loans, apartments and jobs. But as John Oliver proved Sunday with an exhaustive report...
FMCSA Pre-Employment Screening Program Wins Bronze Stevie Award for “Customer Service Department of
April 15, 2016 - On March 4, 2016, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP) was recognized with a bron...
Uber settles driver background-check case for at least $10M
April 13, 2016 - Ride-hailing company Uber will pay at least $10 million to settle allegations by California prosecutors that it misled passengers about the quality...
Denying Housing Over Criminal Record May Be Discrimination, Feds Say
April 11, 2016 - The Department of Housing and Urban Development is making it easier for people with criminal records to find housing. In new guidanc...
Landlords Face Pressure on Criminal Background Checks
April 07, 2016 - Apartment landlords’ use of electronic criminal-background checks to reject prospective renters, some with only minor legal blemishes, drew o...
Brussels Attack: Bomber Brothers Had 'Lengthy' Criminal Records But No Alleged Ties To Terrorism
March 28, 2016 - As investigations continue, authorities in the Belgian capital have determined that the two brothers who were among the suicide bombers had crimina...
National Instant Criminal Background Check System Posts NICS Index Data
March 23, 2016 - The National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) was implemented on November 30, 1998 as a result of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevent...
NYPD has unrestricted access to sealed criminal records, says city attorney
March 21, 2016 - The NYPD has apparently unfettered access to sealed criminal records — a revelation that an attorney called “alarming.” ...
NY Times: FBI Doing Background Check on Iowa Judge for Supreme Court
March 17, 2016 - Federal agents are conducting a background check of a judge in eastern Iowa. The New York Times reports the FBI is interviewing thos...
Pentagon to tap private industry for background check IT system
March 11, 2016 - The U.S. Defense Department plans to hire private contractors to develop a $600-million-plus computer system for a new background check agency bein...
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