Michael Klazema

Retroactive Background Checks of Wisconsin High School Sports Employees Reveal Troubling Discovery

The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Administration (WIAA), the organization in charge of regulating Wisconsin’s statewide high school sports, had never

Carnegie Mellon Proves That EEOC Reservations Concerning Social Media Background Checks Are Well-Founded

Could hiring managers be banned entirely from looking at the social media profiles of their potential employees? It’s certainly possible after a November C

Kentucky Detention Center Institutes a New Rule Requiring Background Checks for Visitors

A jail based in Owensboro, Kentucky will soon require all visitors to undergo an instant background check before being permitted to see or speak with inmat

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Tenant Screenings in Oregon Have Become More Restricted

With the passage of Senate Bill 91 earlier this year, landlords in Oregon will be limited in the use of information obtained in tenant screenings. Landlord

Private Bus Company in Rhode Island Follows Through with Vow for Better Background Checks

When a bus monitor employed by Ocean State Transit—a private Rhode Island bus company that handles school busing for the state’s East Greenwich public scho

Wisconsin Teacher with Criminal Record Somehow Evaded a Background Check

An English teacher at Wisconsin’s Rhinelander High School was recently arrested on charges of felony theft and drug possession, leading parents of the scho

Wisconsin to Require FBI Fingerprint Checks for Child Care Providers

According to a recent Associated Press article, the United States Department of Health and Human Services has stated that nearly three dozen states through

Tennessee Nursing Home Employee Worked for Six Years under False Identity

Are background checks by definition fool-proof? A recent felony case in Gallatin, Tennessee has begged that question this month. According to reports, an i

Are Government Background Checks too Slow?

It's a question that has been asked over and over again in the background check industry: when it comes to employment screening, who gets the job done bett

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Oklahoma To Implement Fingerprinting Regulations for Long-Term Care Employment

The bill revised sections of the state’s Long Term Care Security Act (63 Oklahoma Statute § 1-1944 et. seq.) that deals with public-health employment. Most