A jury awarded $750,000 to a disabled man who was a resident at Cote De Neige Home for Adults after he was sexually assaulted by a worker at the facility. The lawsuit was brought against the assisted living facility for their failure to conduct an adequate pre-hiring background search before hiring a certified nursing assistant.
When is it Safe To Hire Someone With a Criminal Record?
New Carnegie Mellon Study Provides Empirical Basis For Employers To Use in Assessment of Prior Criminal Records.
Everyday Cheapskate: Job applicants face new background check rules
Most employers now care more about a prospective employee's background. With so many applicants to choose from, employers can afford to be picky.
What's new in background checks for job seekers is how prospective employers may view your social networking activities. What you post by way of text and photos to Facebook, MySpace and Twitter may well become included in your job application.
Employers have been warned to undertake more rigorous checks into candidates' backgrounds
New research revealed the number of prosecutions for employers hiring illegal immigrants increased by 513% in 2008. The new civil penalty for employers who hire illegal immigrants has made a big difference to the UK Border Agency's activity in bringing cases against employers.
Schumer: Stricter background checks needed for those who work with kids
U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., today proposed allowing summer camps, day care centers and non-profit groups to run criminal background checks through the FBI. Currently, Rochester-area agencies only can check employees and volunteers through state records, which may not include crimes against children in other states.
E-Verify Under Fire
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently announced that it will rescind a rule outlining actions employers should take when they receive a “no-match” letter from Social Security Administration indicating possible illegal employment… DHS indicated that it still intends to pursue more recently proposed rules that would require federal contractors to enroll in the government’s E-Verify system and check the work authorization of all new hires and all employees assigned to a federal contract.
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