She is a fugitive wanted in Georgia on theft charges. He is accused of running a sales scam on E-bay. And they both got jobs with the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) before they ...

The Palo Alto Unified School District is taking a deeper look into its employees' pasts, using broader background checks to uncover possible criminal activity. Spurred on by a recent civil grand jury ...

The requirement all student employees regardless of whether they came in contact with minors obtain a background check was impacting their financial aid. Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law a bill setting ...

In late February, Sandra Lee — director of employee relations for Richmond Public Schools — was compiling a list of RPS staffers for review by officials with the federal Head Start program when she ...

Trust is an inherent part of our human nature; we tend to see and believe the best in others. However, when you discover that an employee intentionally withheld crucial information, such as a criminal ...

New Jersey nursing homes are required to conduct criminal background checks before hiring employees who provide care for their residents. Not all do, a new federal report found. The inspector general ...

Next year, parents of Columbia students may feel a bit more at ease about their children's safety while at school. Starting Jan. 1, state law will require all newly hired school employees who have ...

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Many business owners view background checks as an unnecessary expense, but the price is minimal compared to the legal and reputational damage caused by a problematic hire. From verifying college ...