Hire Image News
Upcoming Court Closures – Monday, November 11, 2019
In observance of Veterans Day, most courts will be closed on Monday, November 11th. This will delay some reports. Hire Image will be open during normal business hours. We would like to thank all Veterans for their service and sacrifices. We are forever...
SAMHSA Issues New Guidelines to Now Include Oral Fluid Testing
Effective January 1, 2020: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), recently established guidelines to include oral fluid specimens in the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal...
Reminder to Kansas City Employers: Salary History Ban Effective October 31, 2019
Effective October 31, 2019, Kansas City employers with six or more employees are prohibited from: Asking about the salary history of an applicant for employment; Screening applicants based on their current or prior wages, benefits, other compensation, or salary...
Family of Woman Beaten to Death Sues Best Buy
The family of Evelyn Smith Udell, the 75-year-old Boca Raton, Florida woman who was fatally beaten and burned by a worker delivering a washer and dryer to her home is suing Best Buy. The wrongful-death lawsuit alleges that Best Buy, where she purchased the washer and...
Waterloo, Iowa Passes Ordinance to Ban the Box
The Waterloo City Council narrowly passed a Ban the Box ordinance this week, making it the first city in the state to impose these requirements on private businesses. The ordinance allows employers to conduct criminal background checks only after making a conditional...
Company to Pay Nearly $1.2 Million in Civil Penalties for Employment Eligibility Verification Form Violations
Immacuclean Cleaning Services in New York was the subject of an investigation by the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement over the past year. During that time, the company was required to produce Forms I-9 for hundreds of employees. ...
Federal Judge Rules Terrorist Watchlist Unconstitutional
The terrorist watchlist has been a tool used by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security to screen potential terrorism suspects for years, with its use growing substantially after the September 11, 2001 attacks. The watchlist is also used for screening government...
Background Check Helps Convict Murderer
In April, we reported that a background check helped to solve a 20 year old cold case in Florida when a job applicant had to provide his fingerprints. Now, a Palm Beach County jury convicted the man involved, Todd Barket, of first-degree murder and robbery and...
U.S. Employers Should Continue to Use Current Form I-9
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) recently informed U.S. employers to continue using the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification released on July 17, 2017, despite the August 31, 2019 expiration date. The agency noted that it will provide...
NAPBS Announces Change in Name to PBSA
On September 9th, the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) announced that the association’s name has changed to the Professional Background Screening Association (PBSA), noting that the “new name marks the culmination of the association’s...