Michael Klazema

Compliance and Legislation

Iowa moves forward with school bus driver background checks but limits scope

Driven in part by an incident of sexual child abuse by a school bus driver in the Eastern Allamakee School District, legislators in Iowa passed a law manda

Dating sites and California attorney general announce partnership agreement to screen for sex offenders

Sites including eHarmonay and Match.com announced that they have entered into a partnership agreement with the California attorney general to better protec

Compliance and Legislation, background check, licensing

Door to Door Salesmen May Need to be Licensed and Background Checked

Pittsylvania County, VA has a plan in place that may force background checks for door to door salesmen. After county officials began getting 911 calls abou

States are Requiring Background Checks for Locksmiths

Throughout the US, several states are now requiring locksmiths to not only be licensed, but to undergo state regulated background checks. Even when states

Industry News

Kentucky Bill Would Require Fingerprinting and Background Checks for Nursing Home Workers

The state of Kentucky is taking steps to ensure that all of their elderly residents who live in long term care facilities will be safer by attempting to pa

Sex Offenders Have an Open Door in Florida Thanks to Weak Law

James Roy Melton Jr. is a convicted child sex offender in the state of Florida. Even after his conviction, however, he had been able to secure work as a ca

Massachusetts School District Performing “Flash” Background Checks on Visitors

In an effort to protect students, the Medford, MA school district has launched a new background check system in their schools. All visitors of any of the M

Oregon Makes Background Checks Easier for Service and Education Volunteers

In the state of Oregon, new legislation has been passed that will make background checks for education and service volunteers easier. The new bill will als

All Indiana Day Cares are Not Subject to the Same Rules When it Comes to Background Checks

It has recently come to light that there seems to be a difference of practice when it comes to day care regulations in Indiana. After the death of a two ye

Compliance and Legislation

Employer's withdrawal of job offer to applicant causes class action suit to be filed - Electronic FCRA disclosures to prospective employees at issue

Recently, a new class action lawsuit was filed in the Eastern District of Virginia challenging electronic disclosures made by Kmart to a prospective job ap