Have a criminal conviction in your past? You’re Fired! (not so fast)
Accenture, one of the largest management consulting firms in the world, conducts background checks that discriminate against African Americans and Latinos, a class action lawsuit filed in New York federal court today alleges. The lawsuit, filed o...
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Letter Claims Minnesota Case Illustrates National Problem with Background Checks for Child Care Providers
by Thomas Ahearn, ESR News Staff Writer A letter to Austin (MN) Daily Herald sheds light on a national problem of lack of background checks for child care providers, so claims the author. In her letter, Linda K. Smith, Executive Director, National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies, was “deeply troubled” after reading that a [...]
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University of Alabama killer had record of death in past
A biology professor charged in the killings of three faculty members at the University of Alabama in Huntsville was initially a suspect in a 1993 attempted mail bombing of a Harvard Medical School professor and killed her brother in 1986 after firing a...
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Stalker used background check service on celebrity female reporters
Partial court document below this blog LOS ANGELES -- Prosecutors say ESPN reporter Erin Andrews' peephole stalker ran background checks on other female sports reporters. Although no other celebrities were secretly filmed by Michael Barr...
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Canadian School volunteer sentenced to six months
Woman took 14-year-old to bed; 'for her it was all a big game,' says boy's mother according to a story in the Hamilton Spectator Note: MyBackgroundcheck.com screens volunteers through its division www.volunteertracking.com . A mo...
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Church Volunteer Child Sex Solestion investigation continues.
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Utah Volunteers may have to pay for mandated background checks if they wish to volunteer
According to a recent story in The Salt Lake Tribune The House Education Committee voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of a bill that would expand the criminal background checks required of school employees to include volunteers. HB81 would requi...
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Volunteer Background Checks & Tracking System Protects Nonprofits and Communities
According to the U.S. Department of Labor's “VOLUNTEERING IN THE UNITED STATES, 2008” report, 61.8 million people (26.4 percent of the population) volunteered at least once between September 2007 and September 2008. With that many volunteers per year, some kind of volunteer background check and tracking system is obviously needed.
This need to provide a safe environment for the vulnerable populations that nonprofit organizations serve – including children, the elderly, and those people with special needs – has led to the need for a comprehensive and cost-effective volunteer tracking and risk management system to be made available to the nonprofit sector.
Realizing the safety and security of those served is a top priority, many nonprofit organizations have partnered with companies that provide criminal background checks that look for “red flags” such as drug felonies, domestic violence, child abuse, and sex offender crimes in the pasts of not only volunteers, but the employees of nonprofits too.
By screening out potential “bad hires” with background checks, nonprofit organizations reduce liability while ensuring the safety of their members and communities served. The consequences of a poor hiring decision could include: negligent hiring lawsuits, decreased workplace safety, lowered productivity, and bad publicity that could make securing donations more difficult.
To meet the specific requirements of nonprofit organizations, a comprehensive and cost effective web-based volunteer and employee tracking system must exceed other more typical background check programs in order to provide volunteer, employee, and community protection at the local, regional, and national levels.
MyBackgroundCheck.com — a leading provider of applicant supplied background checks — has partnered with many nonprofit organizations to ensure the security of volunteers, employees, and communities. The company’s unique Volunteer/Employee Tracking System effectively manages risk while significantly reducing background check costs.
By selecting MyBackgroundCheck.com, nonprofit organizations give volunteers and employees a useful resource. With an account, volunteers and employees can view background check results, manage personal information, and receive notification of changes to their background check information and who is requesting access to their information.
To learn more about volunteer background checks and the volunteer tracking system from MyBackgroundCheck.com, visit www.volunteertrackingsystem.com, email info@mybackgroundcheck.com, or call 1-800-503-2364. Follow MyBackgroundCheck.com on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MyBackgroundChk.
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More Volunteers Screened with Criminal Background Checks to Protect Children
According to an article in USA TODAY, screening volunteers with criminal background checks has become common in many volunteer organizations, and background checks are seen as an effective way to protect children, the elderly, and the disabled from sex offenders and people with criminal pasts — and protect volunteer organizations from liability over negligent recruiting.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) of the U.S. Department of Labor's "VOLUNTEERING IN THE UNITED STATES, 2008" report reveals that approximately 61.8 million people (or 26.4 percent of the population) volunteered at least once between September 2007 and September 2008.
If volunteers in America work with children, the elderly, and the disabled, they most likely undergo criminal background checks that look for "red flags" such as drug felonies, domestic violence, child abuse, and sex crimes, USA TODAY reports. Using background checks on volunteers has grown steadily since 1993, when the National Child Protection Act became law and enabled organizations to use criminal background checks to screen out volunteers with criminal records, according to USA TODAY, and some states have enacted their own laws concerning volunteer background checks:
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Florida: A 2005 state law requires school districts to run potential volunteers through the sexual predator and offender database.
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Minnesota: A 2008 state law made background checks mandatory for volunteers who work with children, the elderly, the disabled, and other vulnerable populations.
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Ohio: A 2001 state law encourages youth organizations to require background checks for volunteers.
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Oregon: A 2001 state law authorizes the State Police to conduct national background checks on people volunteering to work with children, the elderly and the disabled.
Ensuring the safety and security of members and the community should be a top priority for volunteer organizations, and they need a volunteer background check program in place that meets the specific requirements of for volunteer screening, MyBackgroundCheck.com — a pioneer in the consumer requested and applicant supplied background check industry — has developed a unique and comprehensive Volunteer Tracking System (VTS) for volunteer background checks that tracks volunteer applicants that effectively manages risk, significantly reduces volunteer background check costs, and protects volunteers, volunteer organizations, and the community.
For more information about MyBackgroundCheck.com's Volunteer Tracking System (VTS) for volunteer background checks, visit www.volunteertrackingsystem.com, call 1-800-503-2364, or request information. Take a Volunteer Screening and Risk Management Nonprofit Organization Survey. Follow MyBackgroundCheck.com on Twitter at www.twitter.com/MyBackgroundChk.
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