Michael Klazema

Compliance and Legislation, FMCA

DOT New Medical Examiner Paperwork Implementation

Copies of the new forms are available at: Medical Examination Report Form (for Commercial Driver Medical Certification) https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulatio

By Michael Klazema | 01/25/2015

Industry News, north carolina, ongoing criminal monitoring

North Carolina State Law Expands Background Checks for Emergency Medical and Fire Responders

It used to be that fire departments and emergency medical service branches throughout North Carolina would only run background checks on new applicants. Ho

By Michael Klazema | 01/23/2015

Industry News, teacher, Alaska

Anchorage Teaching Assistant Arrested and Charged for Possession of Child Pornography

Background checks are particularly important in schools, where they function as the most prominent safeguard for keeping child abusers, sex offenders, and

By Michael Klazema | 01/21/2015

Industry News

Chicago Bans the Box and More

The City of Chicago recently passed an ordinance, number 02014-8347, that expands the State’s law within the city limits. The City’s ordinance expands the

By Michael Klazema | 01/16/2015

Industry News, north carolina, volunteer background check, firefighter

North Carolina County to Adopt Firefighter Background Checks for the First Time Ever

We may have recently celebrated the arrival of 2015, but in Cashiers, North Carolina, the local fire department is still operating in much the same way it

By Michael Klazema | 01/14/2015

Questions and Answers, free background check

5 Reasons Why You Should Not Rely on a Free Background Check

There's an old mantra that says, "If you're good at something, never do it for free", and you can bet that investigators and background check companies li

By Michael Klazema | 01/6/2015

Industry News, driving record, driver

Uber Vows to Devise a More Thorough Background Check Process to Protect Passengers

The ridesharing chauffer service Uber really took off this year, achieving high valuations and expanding to most major metropolitan markets in the United S

By Michael Klazema | 01/2/2015

california, background check

California County Builds up Background Check Backlog with Concerning Implications

Contra Costa County, located near California's San Francisco Bay Area, is currently in the midst of a big background check problem. According to a recent a

By Michael Klazema | 12/31/2014

background check, school, south carolina, volunteer

South Carolina School District Finds Success with New Volunteer Screening Process

For a long time, schools have had a dilemma of sorts with screening their volunteers. It goes without saying that school systems don't want to run the same

By Michael Klazema | 12/29/2014

Industry News, financial background check, mississippi, embezzlement

Mississippi Prison Hires a Finance Officer Once Convicted of Embezzlement

In most cases, background checks are geared to specifically highlight crimes and other past offenses that would make an individual unfit to perform a parti

By Michael Klazema | 12/26/2014