Michael Klazema

Michael's Recent Publications

Taxi Drivers to Go Through Background Checks to Ensure Public Safety

By Michael Klazema | 02/13/2012

A bill has been introduced that will ensure taxi drivers in certain areas are subject to background checks before renewi...

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Should Poll Workers Get Background Checks

By Michael Klazema | 02/10/2012

With presidential primaries and caucuses looming in many states, plans for the next election cycle are in full swing. Ma...

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Boston Prep School Hired Registered Sex Offender to Work with Children

By Michael Klazema | 02/8/2012

In Boston, the New England Conservatory has recently been under fire for hiring a registered sex offender and having thi...

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Drug Roundup at Elementary School Yields Criminal Janitor with No Background Check

By Michael Klazema | 02/8/2012

Late last month January, Beaumont Independent School District in Texas performed a routine drug roundup in their schools...

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Should Employees be Responsible for Self-Reporting Crimes?

By Michael Klazema | 02/1/2012

Some employers, such as the University of Georgia system, are relying on employees to self-report any crimes that they c...

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If Companies Hire Convicted Felons, There Could be Consequences

By Michael Klazema | 01/31/2012

A fast food restaurant known as the Flying Biscuit Café is under fire right now for hiring a convicted felon. The restau...

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Tennessee employers required to collect documents or use E-Verify database

By Michael Klazema | 01/30/2012

Tennessee employers are required to demonstrate that they are hiring and maintaining a legal workforce under new require...

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As the Olympics Approach, Torchbearers Undergo Extensive Background Checks

By Michael Klazema | 01/26/2012

In a background check attempt of international proportions, the International Olympic Committee and the London Organizin...

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Board of Education Members Step Down After Background Checks

By Michael Klazema | 01/25/2012

The day has arrived where New Jersey Board of Education members must step down if they have not gone through a backgroun...

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Self Background Checks Expected to Trend in 2012

By Michael Klazema | 01/23/2012

If you have applied for a job, certain licenses or applied to rent a home or apartment, you have probably had to go thro...

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