Whole Foods Ex-Employees’ Background Check Suit
A Florida federal judge on Monday refused to dismiss a proposed class action accusing Whole Foods Market Group Inc. of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act with its employee background check notification methods, ruling the suit alleged Whole Foods’ liability...
Background check error ruined woman’s reputation
A Minnesota mother claims a background check mistake that labelled her a killer ruined her reputation, reports CBS Minnesota. Now, Lorie Wosmek his hoping a lawsuit will clear her name. The trouble started for Wosmek after she had spent years volunteering in the Remer...
House adds fingerprints to Senate’s K-12 background check bill
A House committee amended a bill approved by the Senate requiring more than 60,000 public school district employees in direct contact with students to undergo fingerprint and criminal background checks every five years. The Senate prefers educators and support staff...
Portland delays Ban the Box proposal
Portland is delaying action on a proposal to require that most employers wait until offering a prospective employee a job to ask about their criminal background. Portland Mayor Charlie Hales is pushing the proposal, part of the nationwide "Ban the Box" movement to...
Our Own Christopher Coomer… On The Move!
Congratulations to our own Christopher Coomer who has been recently submitted as one of the Orlando Business Journal's People on the Move. Christopher's new position with Sentinel Background Checks is Business Development and Sales To view Christopher's...