Thursday, May 13, 2004
City Orders Background Checks, Reform
The City of Des Plaines has begun implementing reforms in the way it hires employees, and launched criminal background checks on all department heads following recent revelations that many top managers never had to undergo such scrutiny. Read more...
U.P. hiring efforts criticized
At least two Union Pacific Railroad job applicants have been released because they failed to report misdemeanors in their past, and a union official is criticizing the company's hiring efforts. Read more...
Assault suspect had a record
City officials knew of Regginold Samuels' cocaine-possession conviction, for which adjudication was withheld, but decided to offer him a second chance. Read more...
Firm's use of credit checks grows - Job screenings tighten amid post-9/11 fears
Individuals lucky enough to be asked back for a final job interview often are asked to do one more thing: sign a form authorizing a company or organization to look into their credit histories. Read more...
Background check system lacks updates
The child-molesting case against James Altes was one of the most highly publicized in Indianapolis in recent years. Accused of molesting four girls over a four-year period, Altes was convicted in January on five molestation charges. He's serving a 72-year sentence at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. But nearly three months after his conviction, a background check on Altes through an Indiana State Police Limited Criminal History search comes back clean -- as if he were never arrested. Read more...
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The City of Des Plaines has begun implementing reforms in the way it hires employees, and launched criminal background checks on all department heads following recent revelations that many top managers never had to undergo such scrutiny. Read more...
U.P. hiring efforts criticized
At least two Union Pacific Railroad job applicants have been released because they failed to report misdemeanors in their past, and a union official is criticizing the company's hiring efforts. Read more...
Assault suspect had a record
City officials knew of Regginold Samuels' cocaine-possession conviction, for which adjudication was withheld, but decided to offer him a second chance. Read more...
Firm's use of credit checks grows - Job screenings tighten amid post-9/11 fears
Individuals lucky enough to be asked back for a final job interview often are asked to do one more thing: sign a form authorizing a company or organization to look into their credit histories. Read more...
Background check system lacks updates
The child-molesting case against James Altes was one of the most highly publicized in Indianapolis in recent years. Accused of molesting four girls over a four-year period, Altes was convicted in January on five molestation charges. He's serving a 72-year sentence at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility. But nearly three months after his conviction, a background check on Altes through an Indiana State Police Limited Criminal History search comes back clean -- as if he were never arrested. Read more...
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