Montgomery Co. school officials told a committee Friday that they’ve made progress updating employee background checks after a report showed many had incomplete checks.

A national system to continuously monitor the criminal history of those with a working with children check will be established, but there will not be a deadline for states and territories to sign up ...

If you're looking to hire new employees for your business, you may ask yourself at some point: Should I be running a background check on candidates? Conducting background checks on your potential ...

Florida has enacted a new law, "Clear to Care," requiring nearly all health care professionals to undergo background screening. The law now includes professions previously exempt, such as dentists, ...

Boston is reviewing, and potentially changing, which city jobs require criminal background checks, after questions were raised over the criminal histories of two former employees. The City Council ...

The Trump administration is reinstating a long-dormant practice of conducting "neighborhood checks" to vet immigrants applying for U.S. citizenship, expanding its efforts to aggressively scrutinize ...

The Trump administration is reinstating a long-dormant practice of conducting "neighborhood checks" to vet immigrants applying for U.S. citizenship, expanding its efforts to aggressively scrutinize ...

A far larger share of non‑criminal migrants have been arrested as part of the Trump administration's expanded immigration enforcement campaign, according to new federal and independent data. The ...