Articles Tagged with ''background check''

Forty-eight senators have moved forward to reintroduce the Background Check Expansion Act to expand federal background checks to all gun sales.

Following an October shooting, the University of Arizona (UA) has updated their safety protocols based on student, faculty and staff feedback.

Strategies for supporting homeless people include training security officers in outreach and de-escalation, setting clear facility safety guidelines, and working with external partners.

Detecting insider threats and misconduct begins with evaluating departmental responsibilities and tools used for employee screening.

In another lawsuit this year, two truck companies were found negligent in their hiring practices, not performing due diligence when it came to hiring drivers for their companies. 

Background checks represent a moment in time, but continuous monitoring that listens to a candidate's data over time, looking and identifying changes in their background to mitigate risk is the future.

Continuous evaluation can pick up and make note of concerning behaviors among employees, giving an employer the ability to intervene in negative behaviors that take place after the initial background check and before something serious happens to the individual or their organization. Once alerted to concerning employee behavior, employers can unlock multiple organizational support mechanisms, including having HR speak to the individual about the potential cause.