Welcome to another edition of “What’s hot in employee background screening news”. If you want to become smarter about background screening, you’ve come to the right place. Here are some of the interesting items that caught our attention last month.
The Benefits of Criminal Background Screening for Your Company
While the EEOC’s position on the use of criminal background checks adds to the time and cost of implementing a screening policy, there remain many benefits to screening potential candidates.
County Helps Prisoners Get Jobs
Joe Adler, director of the Montgomery County Office of Human Resources, told The Gazette that the office, which is responsible for the intake of job candidates for more than 30 county departments, determines on a “case by case basis” whether a person with a criminal background will continue in the application process.
Adler said there is some additional work when it comes to investigating the history of a person with a criminal background, “but not to the point we consider terribly burdensome.”
Nursing Homes Aides with Criminal Records
The inspector general found that the majority of disciplined nurse aides with prior records had been convicted of burglary, larceny or other crimes against property. Only a tiny fraction had convictions for crimes against people. However, the investigation also found that, before their respective nursing homes disciplined them, three nurse aides had registered as sex offenders.
Criminally Overlooked in the Job Market?
Research suggests recruiters find employed job seekers with criminal records more employable than candidates with clean records but no job. Experts recommend HR professionals take a close look at individual circumstances when considering unemployed applicants.
New Ohio Law Helps Ex-Convicts in Job Hunt to Bury Criminal Past
Collateral Sanctions reform law will make it easier for job seekers with felony records to get hired.
Newark, NJ Background Check Ordinance Restricts Use of Criminal Records for Employment Purposes
Effective November 18, 2012, most employers that operate in Newark, New Jersey must comply with a new ordinance broadly restricting their discretion to rely on criminal background records for employment purposes.
City Councils, EEOC Grapple with Employment Protections for Ex-Convicts
As employers across the U.S. continue to grapple with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s updated guidance on the use of arrest and conviction records in the hiring process, two city council bills from Washington State and Washington D.C. aimed at helping ex-offenders reenter the workforce are causing some employers concern at the local level.
Background Checks Provide an Additional Safeguard for Youth Athletes
The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is performing security reviews on more than 100,000 coaches, adult athletes, volunteers and support staff to help identify those who might be threats to child athletes, including pedophiles and people convicted of drug-related offenses.
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