NY Times Editorial Focuses On Flawed FBI Background Checks
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR Staff Writer A recent New York Times editorial – Check It Again – focused on a new bill in the House of Representatives that would require the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to verify and correct criminal data before issuing background checks for employment purposes, thus fixing the problem of many Americans [...]
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Census Bureau Adopts Stricter Rules for Background Screening of Census Workers
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR Staff Writer Following two recent incidents concerning census workers endangering U.S. citizens – including an attack of a disabled young woman allegedly by a census taker in Indiana and a registered sex offender using an alias to get a job as a census taker in New Jersey – the U.S. Census Bureau [...]
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DOT Launches Pre-Employment Screening Program for Commercial Motor Carriers and Drivers
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR Staff Writer Citing safety as its highest priority, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has launched a Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP) which allows commercial motor carrier companies to electronically access driver inspection and crash records as a part of the hiring process. According to a DOT news [...]
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Alleged Crime by Census Worker Casts Spotlight on Government Background Checks
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR Staff Writer In the wake of a census worker being accused of assaulting a young disabled woman in southern Indiana, questions have arisen about security issues surrounding the government background checks of the thousands of workers for the once-in-a-decade U.S. Census. According to a report on the WRTV Indianapolis News website, the mother [...]
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Federal Bill Seeks To Ban Credit Report Checks for Most Employment Screening
By Les Rosen, President of ESR & Thomas Ahearn, ESR Staff Writer Employers may have one less employment screening tool at their disposal if a federal bill banning credit checks during most employment background checks becomes law. Recent legislative efforts throughout the country have sought to ban credit reports from the employment screening process. Three states – Washington, [...]
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Federal Bill Seeks To Ban Credit Report Checks for Most Employment Screening
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR Staff Writer Employers may have one less employment screening tool at their disposal if a federal bill banning credit checks during most employment background checks becomes law. Recent legislative efforts throughout the country have sought to ban credit reports from the employment screening process. Three states – Washington, Hawaii, and Oregon – currently [...]
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USCIS Issues Revised FAQ for E-Verify Federal Contractor Rule and FAR Clause
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR Staff Writer The U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) has issued a revised list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding the E-Verify Federal Contractor Rule and the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause calling for the use of the E-Verify verification system. The revised FAQ can be reached by clicking here. The E-Verify [...]
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National Criminal Databases Always Work On TV Crime Dramas, Not Always In Real Life
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR Staff Writer According to popular TV crime dramas, today’s investigators – along with old fashioned gut instincts – use all technology at their disposal when it comes to tracking down and arresting the bad guys. One such technological advantage is a centrally located national computer database containing all past criminal records of [...]
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DOL March 2010 Jobs Report Shows Economy Posted Strongest Job Gains of Past Three Years
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR Staff Writer Possibly a sign that the down economy may finally be looking up, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that U.S. payrolls posted their strongest monthly job gains of the past three years in March of 2010. The Labor Department’s report – Employment Situation Summary, March 2010 [...]
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New DHS Initiative Targets E-Verify Misuse and Discrimination by Employers
By Thomas Ahearn, ESR Staff Writer The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced three new initiatives to strengthen the efficiency and accuracy of the E-Verify employment eligibility verification system, including a new agreement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) that will make it easier to investigate E-Verify misuse and discrimination by participating employers. Under the DHS [...]
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