September 1, 2010

Sanctioned Nurses Exploit Background Checking Loopholes

Health care organizations are unknowingly hiring sanctioned or disciplined nurses with a history of endangering patients, drug theft and abuse as a result of insufficient background checking processes and programs. Nurses with records of misconduct are able to manipulate multi-state licensing programs and continue working across state lines. Programs such as the Nurse Licensure Compact were originally put in place to stem the problem of the nursing shortage, but have unintentionally created a dangerous security loophole that could put patients, st...


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August 23, 2010

States Place New Limits on Use of Credit Checks in Employment Screening

As unemployment and other hardships continue to impact applicants’ credit reports, state lawmakers are increasingly scrutinizing the use of credit checks for pre-employment screening purposes. Recently, Illinois became the fourth state to pass a law (WA, OR, and HI have already passed similar legislation) that now restricts the use of credit history as part of the employment screening process and hiring decision for most positions, with a few specific exceptions, according to SHRM. There are currently 15 other states including the District o...


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August 16, 2010

FMCSA Clarifies Timing for Ordering the Pre-Employment Screening Report (PSP)

As part of the CSA 2010 initiative, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) was mandated by Congress to provide motor carriers access to driver information contained in their Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) so that it can be used when background screening new applicants. This new program is called the Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP). As motor carriers have begun to incorporate the PSP into their current background screening programs, many are making decisions as to when during the hiring process the PSP s...


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