Michael Klazema

Compliance and Legislation, criminal background check, arkansas, health care

Arkansas Responds to a Shortage of Healthcare Service Providers

  Earlier this month the Arkansas Legislature declared an emergency exists due to a shortage of personnel who are ready and willing to provide personal ser

Parents of boys on a youth basketball team reportedly helped a coach circumvent background checks, enabling a convicted offender to interact with minors and commit another crime

While mandatory background checks for school employees, coaches, child care personnel and other individuals who may have contact with minors as part of the

Georgia Now Requires National Background Checks for Child Care Workers

On May 1, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed a bill into law which will require national background checks for all employees that will be working with kid

OSU Creates Robust Background Check Requirements for Individuals Working with Minors

Ohio State University is joining the ranks of the many schools that have finally put into place official rules requiring background checks on all employees

Dallas Man’s Fake Resume and SSN Should Have Been Detected with Employment Verification and Background Checks

Heads are still reeling in Dallas, TX after city employees failed to detect multiple problems with a new hire’s resume. That new hire, Antoine Flowers, wen

Immigrants face background check on path to citizenship

With more talks concerning immigration reform happening across the aisles, immigrants may be facing long waits before obtaining US Citizenship. Right now,

Legislation for Required Background Checks at ECE Facilities Could Sweep States Nationwide

A new legislation will be filed to demand stricterbackground checks and sex offender verification procedure for those wishing to become licensed in the ear

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Richmond, Virginia Bans the Box

The ordinance only applies to employees of the City, not private employees in the city. The new City ordinance becomes effective immediately. Richmond City

Prior Criminal History of Nurse in Video Was Not Public

As the case against Andrea Bowling of Elkland is developing, the agency who hired her is telling the media that her previous criminal record simply did not

Background Checks Get Stalled by the Stroudsburg School Board

According to state law, school board members cannot be appointed if they have certain criminal convictions on their record. Unfortunately, most schools don