Background Check News
Hire Image Holiday Hours
As always, Hire image is grateful for our team, clients, and partners. A friendly reminder that courts and the Hire Image office will be closed Thursday, November 25th and Friday, November 26th. Although our office is closed, our online system is...
Suspect in Waukesha Christmas Parade Tragedy is Career Criminal Out on Bail
Darrell E. Brooks Jr. is the man being questioned after a red SUV plowed through Waukesha's Christmas parade, killing at least five people and injuring dozens. Brooks is a Milwaukee man with a criminal history dating back to 1999, including aggravated battery, felony...
Proposed Florida Law would Require Background Checks on Apartment Maintenance Workers
As Hire Image reported last month, an Orlando college student was killed by a maintenance worker at the same apartment complex she lived and worked. Her family and friends have since formed the Miya Marcano Foundation to push for more stringent apartment security...
Reminder to Philadelphia Employers – Marijuana Testing Law Goes into Effect January 1, 2022
In May of this year, Hire Image reported that effective January 1, 2022, Philadelphia employers are prohibited from requiring marijuana drug screenings from prospective employees. For more information, visit https://tinyurl.com/5c7m66ey For more information on Medical...
Hire Image Unveils VaxTracker Pro – An Employee Testing & Vaccination Tracking Solution
The Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) has issued a new Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) for employers with 100 or more employees. In response, and in our ongoing effort to provide the most efficient solutions to employers,...
Attention California Employers: DFEH Finds Violations of the California Fair Chance Act
California was one of the first states to introduce Ban the Box legislation in 2017, prohibiting employers with five or more employees from asking job applicants about their criminal histories before making a job offer. Now, four years later, the California Department...
New York Issues Guidance: Adult Use Cannabis and the Workplace
As Hire Image reported in March of this year, New York legalized recreational marijuana, including a prohibition on discrimination for employers. The New York State Department of Labor recently issued guidance in the form of frequently asked questions (FAQs) to help...
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Amends Regulations to Crack Down on Driver’s with Alcohol and Drug Violations
Effective November 8, 2021: According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) amended regulations, State Driver’s Licensing Agencies (SDLAs) “must not issue, renew, upgrade, or transfer a commercial driver’s license (CDL), or commercial learner’s...
Teacher with Criminal Convictions Starts Work in Elementary School
A man was hired as an elementary school teacher in Baton Rouge. In filling out his job application, he answered “no” when asked if he had ever been convicted of a crime. The school conducted a background check; however, they allowed the man to begin teaching in the...
Lack of Thorough Background Check Alleged Factor in Death of Young Woman
There is yet another devastating case, with fatal consequences, of the risks associated with not conducting thorough background checks. Miya Marcano lived and worked in an apartment complex in Orlando, Florida. Sadly, she was kidnapped and killed last month. The...