Posted on May 21, 2010October 26, 2022Categories GovernmentTags , ,

Sex offender with Census job is nabbed by NJ mom who recognized him from state registry site

Recently in the news, we have seen a few different cases where a social security trace was not conducted with the background check and later it was found that the employee falsified information.

Recently in the news, we have seen a few different cases where a social security trace was not conducted with the background check and later it was found that the employee falsified information.

Posted on May 7, 2010October 26, 2022Categories HiringTags , , ,

Nuclear Plants Should Not Pay People Planning Reactor Sabotage

Faddis, a former CIA official, commented on the potential hazard posed by Faisal Shahzad who had access to five nuclear power plants in the US as a maintenance worker before moving to Yemen to allegedly join Al Qaeda.

Faddis, a former CIA official, commented on the potential hazard posed by Faisal Shahzad who had access to five nuclear power plants in the US as a maintenance worker before moving to Yemen to allegedly join Al Qaeda.

Posted on May 7, 2010October 26, 2022Categories GovernmentTags , , ,

Homeland Security? Al Qaeda’s Nuclear Plant

Since his arrest by Yemeni security forces in March, American law enforcement officials have taken pains to emphasize that Mr. Mobley’s low security clearance makes it unlikely that he passed crucial details about American nuclear-plant security to Al Qaeda.

Since his arrest by Yemeni security forces in March, American law enforcement officials have taken pains to emphasize that Mr. Mobley’s low security clearance makes it unlikely that he passed crucial details about American nuclear-plant security to Al Qaeda.

Posted on May 7, 2010October 26, 2022Categories EducationTags , , ,

Under Law, U. of Virginia Was Never Told of Lacrosse Player’s Violent Past

George Huguely’s rage was well-known to police. But the University of Virginia never knew about its 22-year-old lacrosse star’s violent past because there’s no law that requires colleges to be told when a student is arrested off campus.

George Huguely’s rage was well-known to police. But the University of Virginia never knew about its 22-year-old lacrosse star’s violent past because there’s no law that requires colleges to be told when a student is arrested off campus.

Posted on May 6, 2010October 26, 2022Categories GovernmentTags , , , ,

Should People on U.S. Watch List Be Barred from Buying Firearms?

A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that was released states that an overwhelmingly large number of terrorists and people on the government watch list are being approved to carry firearms and guns.

A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that was released states that an overwhelmingly large number of terrorists and people on the government watch list are being approved to carry firearms and guns.

Posted on April 29, 2010October 26, 2022Categories LegalTags , ,

TransUnion battling attempts to ban employment credit checks [Chicago Tribune]

TransUnion, the Chicago-based credit reporting agency controlled by the powerful Pritzker family, is fighting to preserve the use of credit checks in employment screening, even as several states, including Illinois, threaten to outlaw the practice in most circumstances as discriminatory.

TransUnion, the Chicago-based credit reporting agency controlled by the powerful Pritzker family, is fighting to preserve the use of credit checks in employment screening, even as several states, including Illinois, threaten to outlaw the practice in most circumstances as discriminatory.

Posted on April 26, 2010October 26, 2022Categories HiringTags , , , , , , , ,

In Job Hunting, Honesty Is Still the Best Policy

What’s the harm in a little white lie on your résumé, especially if it will help you finally nab that full-time position?

What’s the harm in a little white lie on your résumé, especially if it will help you finally nab that full-time position?

Posted on April 12, 2010October 26, 2022Categories Background ChecksTags

Fundraising firm fires 18 with criminal records

A South Side company has completed background checks on its employees who solicit donations on behalf of charities and fired 18 with criminal records because their employment violates state law.

A South Side company has completed background checks on its employees who solicit donations on behalf of charities and fired 18 with criminal records because their employment violates state law.