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Background Checks
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Health Industry Washington Watch
OIG Interim Evaluation of ACA LTC Employee Background Check Grant Program
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued an interim evaluation report on an Affordable Care Act (ACA) program that provides grants to states to implement background check programs…
Canadian Labour and Employment Law
Police Record Check Reform Act: Restricting Employer Flexibility in Favour of Individual Privacy
By Andrew Shaw
On December 3, 2015, the Ontario Legislature’s Bill 113, the Police Record Checks Reform Act, 2015, (the “Act”) received Royal Assent. The Act represents the first provincial legislation of its kind…
SC Employers’ Blog
Knowing Who You Can’t Hire
Employers engaged in heavily-regulated businesses understand that compliance with a myriad of regulatory schemes is critical to their continued operations and their bottom line. HR professionals for these employers must…
Café con Labor
Formularios de verificación de antecedentes: los renglones que le pueden costar millones a su negocio en el 2016
By Ingrid Ponce, Stearns Weaver Miller
View English Version Here Si usted comenzó el Año Nuevo con una lista de resoluciones, lo más probable es que su negocio deba comenzarlo con una lista de resoluciones también.…
Workforce Compliance Insights
OPM, Ban the Box and Background Checks
Happy New Year! New year and new blog name -- Workforce Compliance Insights. On December 15, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) published in the Federal Register a notice listing its priorities. …
BeLabor the Point
Background Check Forms: One-Liners That Can Cost Your Business Millions in 2016
Ver la versión en español aquí If you ring in the New Year with a list of new year's resolutions, chances are, your business should, too. For those who prefer…
Workforce Compliance Insights
Must Read for Background Screening Companies
This blog is created with content straight from the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) and a Member Advisory which all background screening companies should read. The Member Advisory…
Employment Law Watch
New York Employment Law Roundup: October & November 2015
By Mark S. Goldstein, Cindy Schmitt Minniti
Today’s New York employment law landscape is increasingly dynamic, with a constant stream of newly issued legislation and judicial opinions. To keep our readers current on the latest developments, we…
Hiring To Firing Law Blog
November 2015 Background Screening Blog Summary
By Troutman Pepper Locke's Labor + Employment Group
The HR Law Matters blog is happy to provide you with an overview of recent Background Screening articles, from the firm’s Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor Blog. We know that…
SALT Shaker
Hoosier Daddy? Background Checks Not Subject to Indiana Sales Tax
By Stephen Burroughs and Charlie KearnsThe Indiana Department of Revenue (Department) concluded that a company’s employment screening and background checking services are not subject to sales tax. The company in…