Background Check News

Have you heard about the ineligible volunteer files kept by the Boy Scouts of America?  It seems the Boy Scouts have kept a secret file since the 1920’s on sex offenders who are not allowed to volunteer.

I don’t think I have ever heard of a school administrator terminating an entire staff but that is exactly what happened this week at Miramonte School in Los Angeles. 

Have you heard about the new employment background checks movement “ban-the-box”?  Well, “ban-the-box” simply means that employers can no longer ask about criminal records on the application.

Would you say that $ 1 million would be too much for a background check?  I think the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York would agree, but that is what they paid for not doing a criminal background check.

Have you reviewed your employment background checks policy recently?  Well, it might be a good time.

In our home, we have two waves of kids heading out to school each morning. We have 3 out the door early with a 30 minute gap before the other 2 head off to middle & pre-school.

How would you feel about your background screening firm “offshoring” personally identifiable information (PII) collected for a background check?  Would you be concerned?

Most organizations shopping for background checks have an inverted approach to their selection.  If your first question is what is the cost of background checks then you are at great risk of making a decision you will later regret. 

Would you agree that life is about balance?  It is an everyday struggle for most of us.  Eat too much or not enough.  Exercise too little or too much.  Spend too much time running kids from one activity to the next questioning our own sanity.