by Jason Morris

This week I attended the NAPBS (National Association of Professional Background Screeners) conference in New Orleans, LA.  This years conference was a huge success!  Over 650 attendees came to learn about such issues as: FCRA Compliance, International Screening, EEOC Title VII, Privacy, State Record Compliance, I-9 E-Verify and much more.  I myself gave a presentation on the History of NAPBS and the Background Screening Industry.

This conference also marked then end of my tenure on the NAPBS Board of Directors.  As past Co-Chairman I have sat on this board since its inception.  I will remain an active board member as an ex-officio and contribute to various committees.

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by Jason Morris

A big win for NAPBS! While the article does not specifically name the background screening industry, the efforts of NAPBS and end users must have had an impact!

State Supreme Court withdraws controversial records rules

By John Greiner

Capitol Bureau

The Oklahoma Supreme Court today rescinded its controversial rules that would limit public access to court information on its Web site and in court files, saying it wanted to give the issue further study and consideration.

The rule change was heavily criticized after the court issued the new rules March 11.

The rules, which would have been effective June 10, prohibited placing personal information such as Social Security numbers and birth dates on the Web site and in documents for public viewing in courthouse around the state.

The court said the rules were an attempt to balance privacy rights of individuals who use Oklahoma’s court system and public access to courts documents.

Criticism and concerns voiced by people about those rules apparently played a role in the court’s decision to rescind them.

In a brief statement, the Supreme Court said:

“The Supreme Court of Oklahoma is very aware of privacy and identity theft concerns of individuals related to personal data that may appear on the Court’s Web site.

We are cognizant that many businesses and individuals rely on the information court clerks have placed on our Web site. Personal privacy balanced with reliable public information is critical for every free society.

“Due to the very important issues for all concerned, the Supreme Court is hereby withdrawing its Privacy and Public Access order… handed down March 11, 2008, to give the issue further study and consideration.”

by Nick Fishman

One of our favorites, W. Barry Nixon from The National Institute For The Prevention of Workplace Violence  contacted Jason Morris and I about a year ago and asked if we would be interested in writing a chapter about International Background Checks for a book he intended to publish for those interested in learning how to manage hiring risks.  Together Jason and I collaborated with Les Rosen and Michael Damm to describe a process that at best had been sparsely addressed in the past.

The book entitled “Background Screening and Investigations: Managing Hiring Risk from the HR and Security Perspectives” was recently released and contains expert content from the most respected people in the screening industry today.  Those who deal with background checks in both HR and security can greatly benefit from this advanced level guide to mitigating hiring risk.

We are very proud to be included and think that interested readers can definitely benefit from our collective insights.

If you are interested in purchasing this book, it is available on Amazon.com now.

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