Florida House: Background Screenings Uber Bill

Florida House: Background Screenings Uber Bill

The Florida House took up a measure Thursday placing new restrictions on transportation network companies.  You know them—businesses like Uber or Lyft.  The bill is moving forward to its final hearing in the chamber, but some members have tacked on a provision...
LinkedIn Not a Background Screening Agency

LinkedIn Not a Background Screening Agency

Court: LinkedIn Isn’t an Agency When It Comes to Background Screening A California district court has dismissed a class action lawsuit filed against the business networking site (the full decision inSweet v. LinkedIn Corporation can be found here). The popular social...

Stricter Background Checks for School Contractors

New Jersey legislators have proposed a bill that would require contracted school vendors and their employees to undergo the same background checks (including criminal records) that staff and educators employed directly though the school must go through. The move...
Background Checks On Youth Sports At State Capitol

Background Checks On Youth Sports At State Capitol

DENVER (CBS4)– State lawmakers are once again debating a bill to require background checks for volunteers with youth sports organizations. It’s the second time around for the bill that was introduced and killed earlier this year. The same bill died in a Senate...