HR detectives on the case to prevent new-hire nightmares: pre-employment...

San Diego Business Journal;  April 16, 2007 ;     700+ words ......companies that engage in employee background checks have their own stash of horror stories...leagues all the time that don't run background checks on volunteers. It's amazing the ones...More and more companies are doing background checks these days, said Rick Bergstrom, co-ch...

Bishops endorse gun-show background checks. (Nation).(Brief Article)

National Catholic Reporter;  July 5, 2002 ;     230 words ......that would require criminal background checks for gun sales at any show where...systems that keep records of past background checks per the Brady Bill, which authorized the first background checks prior to gun sales, with the...

The Smoking Gun: NRA Admits it Does Not Support Criminal Background Checks...

Business Wire;  July 24, 2007 ;     700+ words ......the NRA does not support uniform background checks for all gun purchases or the use...that they should not be burdened by background checks when purchasing guns privately including...licensed dealers are required to perform background checks and they only sell approximately...

Access criminal background checks online.(how-to)

Arkansas Business;  December 26, 2005 ;     465 words ......residents. --Charlotte Baskins Criminal background checks are an important part of the employment...employment. In the past, criminal background checks in Arkansas often took more than...accelerate the process of putting criminal background checks on the Internet. The online ...

Sleuthing 101: Background Checks and the Law.(book)(Book Review)

Security Management;  May 1, 2005 ;     434 words ...Sleuthing 101: Background Checks and the Law. By Barry J. Nadell...state laws and regulations on background checks, author Barry Nadell leaves...have assumed a large role in background checks, but Nadell cautions readers...

Obstacles to background checks.(USA)(church dioceses have trouble running...

National Catholic Reporter;  April 23, 2004 ;     183 words ......across the United States began doing background checks on people who work with minors, some...number is a staple for many types of background checks to see if people have a record of...Children and Young People requires background checks on all clergy and for lay employees...

Criminal background checks bill advances in Congress.

Nursing Homes;  October 1, 1998 ;     394 words ......establishing a national system of criminal background checks of prospective nursing home employees...his earlier version that mandated background checks and included fines of up to $10,000...nursing homes to conduct criminal background checks on all potential personnel. Providers...

The cut of his jib doesn't jibe: background checks can protect a company...

Security Management;  September 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......another case, a hotel chain performed background checks on all of the employees at a newly...illustrate, companies that do not run background checks are likely not getting the quality...complaint before including thorough background checks in their hiring process. InfoLink...

Questions from the field.(background checks for camp employees )

Camping Magazine;  September 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......were uncertain about how criminal background checks fit into their employment practices...is your camp's policy on criminal background checks? Buying liability insurance (transferring...resource plan that includes criminal background checks of all staff who have access to children...

Judge Rejects Background Checks Claim

AP Online;  October 4, 2007 ;     535 words ......administration directive requiring background checks and access to personal information...to fill out forms authorizing the background checks. Those who don't will be barred from...NASA from asking JPL workers during background checks whether they had ever used illegal...

Judge Won't Block NASA Background Checks

AP Online;  October 4, 2007 ;     535 words ......administration directive requiring background checks and access to personal information...to fill out forms authorizing the background checks. Those who don't will be barred from...NASA from asking JPL workers during background checks whether they had ever used illegal...

Mending the fences: respected, long-term volunteers may resist, but...

Risk & Insurance;  October 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......ways at their disposal to implement background checks for long-term volunteers who balk...tell you that, while the topic of background checks for volunteers is cut and dry from...in how the church is implementing background checks. The issue? Volunteers, long-term...

US appeals court blocks NASA background checks

AP Worldstream;  January 11, 2008 ;     436 words ......should be blocked from conducting background checks on low-risk employees at its Jet...engineers who refused to submit to the background checks face a stark choice _ either violation...required to be fingerprinted, undergo background checks and allow federal investigators access...

Background checks: what you don't know can hurt you!(Los Angeles Law...

Los Angeles Business Journal;  November 3, 2003 ;     700+ words ......then the advantage of conducting background checks on your prospective hires is apparent...Using In-House Staff to Conduct Background Checks For many positions, having one of...state laws that do not apply when the background checks are conducted in-house. However...

A murderer on the payroll: Penn State calls for background checks after...

University Business;  September 1, 2003 ;     286 words ......official position regarding criminal background checks of all faculty. When questioned by...whether those conducting such criminal background checks would make distinctions between serious...learn more. They've been conducting background checks for years; it is time, they say...