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One lesson of the scandal at a downtown public-improvement agency in Texas is a basic one: It’s a good idea to perform a background check before...
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Looking back, it seems as though Care.com, a company that offers online listings of babysitters and other caregivers, was taking big risks by doing...
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It’s pointless to check the criminal record of a job applicant only in the immediate area where the prospective employee lives; because of people’s...
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The first in the series of mishaps at University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine occurred in March 2016, when the school’s then-dean...
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Cristina Cifuentes, premier of Madrid, has returned to King Juan Carlos University the master’s degree in public law that she was awarded in 2012,...
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Clients of the Mintz Group looking to hire executives are increasingly asking us for help in determining whether a job applicant has engaged in...
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When operating a gold mine in an African country known for corruption, try to be thorough in doing due-diligence on your contractors. If you skip...
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Once someone gets his or her first job based on a fraudulent CV, promotions or moves to new employers can come easily, and without any reexamination...
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Corporate boards of directors are requiring that candidates for C-suite jobs be vetted more heavily than in the past to make sure they haven’t...
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A Texas jury awarded a $1.2-million verdict against a metal-fabrication company after one of its employees shot and killed another employee on the...
