Students …. wonder why your college or university wants a background check?

Well, that can range from anything like security (they’d like to know if you’ve shot someone lately), or liability (if you work in a hospital, is there a possibility of you stealing drugs to pay for debts). I’m not going to go into detail nor justify whether the reasons are legal or even warranted, [...]

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The Use of Employment Credit Reports

The following is a link to an article on our corporate site.  It pertains more to our customers, but does highlight the sometimes inappropriate use of employment credit reports by employers in determinations of employment eligibility.  Please read:
http://ciilink.com/CIIInfoBlog/tabid/130/EntryID/9/Default.aspx

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The Controversial E-Verify Mandate for Federal Contractors

As is always the case when administrations change from one political party to another, there have been several last-minute, controversial new policies enacted over the last couple of months – the most notable being the E-Verify requirement for federal contractors which goes into effect on January 15, 2009.

For those not familiar with the term, E-Verify [...]

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New York legal update regarding Criminal Background Checks

New York has recently enacted new legislation designed to enhance employment opportunities for ex-offenders by increasing protection for applicants/employees with criminal convictions. Article 23-A of the New York Corrections Law provides a list of factors that employers must weigh when making employment decisions, thus placing a greater responsibility on all New York employers.

 
Effective February 1, [...]

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Are there Safeguards against Improper Background Checks?

We all know and understand the importance of conducting background checks in this day and age. We would not want someone with a history of violent acts or sexual crimes to work in the next cubicle, to come into our homes or, heaven forbid, to have access to our children either at school or through [...]

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CII InfoPost – Reminder on Consent Based Social Security Number Verification system

This is just a reminder for those customer (ours and others) that request SSN verifications. Please take note of the last sentence in the reminder.
The Social Security Administration has created a Consent Based Social Security Number Verification (CBSV) system to respond to requests from the business community and government agencies for instantaneous, automated verification [...]

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Should college applicants get background checks?

To increase the safety of college campuses, nearly ten percent of colleges now require students to submit to background checks before they can live on campus.  Other colleges process background checks only on those students who disclose a criminal history on his or her admissions application.  The idea of performing formal background checks on potential [...]

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