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Federal agencies propose loosening background check rules for police
The DOJ and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a recent report that police departments should consider loosening their background...
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U.S. Treasury: “Zero Tolerance” is not the standard for bank due diligence
In recent months the IMF, World Bank and other institutions warned that global banks were being so tough in their anti-money laundering and...
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Big Data in background screening? “Promising and scary”
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently held a public forum exploring the pros and cons of companies’ use of Big Data to make...
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Beware of what’s on LinkedIn unless you check it
What’s on LinkedIn is what people say about themselves. Relying on it as proof of someone’s experience in business or academics can be a dangerous...
Hiding your online presence might raise skepticism
HR consulting firm CareerBuilder found in a survey of hiring managers last year that 41 percent of firms said they are less likely to interview...
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Check your experts’ backgrounds (and your opponents’)
It was easy for a Tampa consultant to become an expert witness testifying in criminal trials, even though he lacked most of the professional...
Europeans toughen pilot vetting after suicide crash
The 32-member European Aviation Safety Agency, which is part of the E.U., is strengthening its rules for evaluating the medical and psychological...
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Foreign visitors’ online activities get screened
The Department of Homeland Security has added questions to the official forms given to some U.S.-bound foreign visitors asking about their “online...
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Background checkers: Pay close attention to middle names
Background screeners hired to do a criminal check on a job applicant named “David Smith” need to make a reasonable effort before reporting to the...
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Ban-the-box laws on background screening can backfire for minorities
Two academic studies raise serious questions about the advisability of well-intended “ban-the-box” laws, which bar employers from asking job...