Michael Klazema

Online Background Checks Boon to Nonprofits

Nonprofit agencies throughout Massachusetts are already seeing the benefits from the state’s implementation of iCORI, the online Criminal Offender Records

Mom With Felony No Longer Allowed to Volunteer at Son’s School

A local PTA volunteer in Farmington, New Hampshire has been told by the school board she is no longer allowed to volunteer within the school district after

Licensing Loophole Allows Convicted Criminals to Become Nurses in Minnesota

Minnesota is one of fourteen states in the U.S. currently not requiring background checks for licensed nurses. Due to a simple yes or no question asking ap

Industry News

Montana Dance School Had Convicted Sex Offender on Staff

Marisa Roth, director and owner of the Northwest Ballet Company in Flathead County, Montana, has recently found out that one of her dance instructors is a

Connecticut Area Nursery School Failed to Conduct Background Checks

An investigation of the records of a Norwalk, Conn. nursery school shows that the school failed to perform proper background checks on a former preschool t

Child Predator and Former Teacher on FBI’s Most Wanted List

In 2008 a camera belonging to third-grade teacher Eric Justin Toth was found to contain explicit pictures of a child who attended Washington D.C.’s exclusi

Debt Collection is Career of Choice for Some Criminals

The Minnesota Department of Commerce has investigated several debt collection companies recently, and the outcome is troubling. What they have found is an

D.C. Council Votes to Suspend Background Checks for Employees

In a stunning reversal of newly passed legislation, the D.C. Council has voted to exempt council employees from receiving background checks. The council de

Industry News

Criminal History Bar to Employment, Even in Boom Town

In the small town of Williston, North Dakota, it’s as if the recession that’s hit the rest of the country has never touched it. Williston, along with the s

Compliance and Legislation

backgroundchecks.com Legislation and Compliance Update: Vermont Limits Credit Reports

Vermont has become the eighth state to limit an employer’s use of credit information in making employment decisions. On May 17, the governor signed Senate