New Ban The Box Bills In 2026 Aim To Delay Criminal Record Checks

New Ban the Box bills in NY, KY, MS, and OK aim to delay criminal history screening. Here’s how 2026 could shift compliance ...
The Baltimore Sun

Nearly half of Montgomery County Public Schools employees had outdated background checks, IG report finds

The Office of the Inspector General of Montgomery County found that nearly half of Montgomery County Public Schools’ employees had outdated criminal history checks, according to a review of the school ...
Kansas Reflector

KBI director urges mandatory background checks for school employees to fill public safety gaps

Tony Mattivi, director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, described a high school wrestling coach, a paraprofessional, a ...
WUSA

MCPS commits to change amid background check failures impacting over 12,000 staff

WASHINGTON — On Monday, Inspector General of Montgomery County Megan Limarzi announced that Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) hasn't been compliant with background check requirements for ...
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8 Best Background Check Sites of September 2025

Criminal background checks involve looking through watchlists, sex offender registries, and court records at the county, state, national and federal level for evidence of a criminal history, such as ...
Forbes

Kansas City’s New Criminal History Hiring Law: What Employers Need To Know

Kansas City’s Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 241074 represents a continued shift toward fair chance hiring, but its lack of clarity creates uncertainty for private employers. Employers ...