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The Social Security Administration (SSA) is changing the way Social Security Numbers (SSNs) are issued. This change is referred to as "randomization." The SSA is developing this new method to help protect the integrity of the SSN. SSN Randomization will also extend the longevity of the nine-digit SSN nationwide.

FBI agents arrested former University adjunct instructor and professional speaker Bill Hillar at his home in Millersville, Md., Tuesday following the completion of a fraud investigation involving his fabricated experiences as an American war hero, doctoral degree holder and father of a kidnapped daughter. According to the FBI's affidavit, the 66-year-old instructor had been teaching, leading workshops, giving speeches and conducting training for almost 40 public and private-sector clients across...

Some employment law attorneys have cautioned employers against using credit history as part of employment screening background checks since credit problems don’t have much bearing on job success and screening people out of employment offers due to credit may have a discriminatory impact. For example, during a May 20, 2010 webinar, Reid Bowman, Esq., general counsel for ELT, commented, “[With the current infusion of dollars into the EEOC budget], the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...

State Sen. Tom Buford, R-Nicholasville, filed a bill Tuesday that would require criminal background checks for all employees of nursing homes. Currently, the state requires such checks for nursing home and assisted living employees who care directly for residents, but not for staff such as custodians, maintenance and food service workers.

Recently, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a study on the lack of criminal history checks conducted on teachers and corresponding rates of sexual misconduct by school staff. As the Executive Director of National Children's Alliance, the accrediting body for children's advocacy centers around the country and internationally, I am all too familiar with cases of sexual abuse by those in a position of trust. While we would like to believe that schools are always a safe haven for c...

Ascertaining the correct peoples to work for you has never been an easy chore. Everyone is good at something but you have to make up one's mind if they are likely to be good at doing what you want them to do. Not solely that, you must too make sure that they are going to fit in with your organization and current stave.

Employers conduct background check of a job applicant for credit history, criminal record, previous employment details, driving record and social security number to ensure they are appointing persons of integrity. What is Checked in a Background Check Most prospective employers are keen to have a background check of candidates and for this reason they cannot be labeled as being distrustful. The fact is that more than 40 percent of resumes received by employers contain distorted or false informat...

On August 6, 2010, Governor Patrick signed into law legislation overhauling the Massachusetts Commonwealth’s Criminal Offender Record Information law (CORI). The new law contains several provisions that will affect employers’ use of criminal histories of prospective and current employees. The new law prohibits employers from asking questions on an “initial written application form” about an applicant’s “criminal offender record information,” which includes information about criminal charges, arr...

Imagine applying for that first job, that first exciting credit card, that freshman-year college loan. Now, don’t. For more young adults, plans and hopes are being dashed because they are unwitting victims of identity theft at the hands of someone they know, usually their parents.

Alexander Kemos' credentials -- a natural listener with a knack for grasping cultures and impressive academic and business experience -- were perfect to guide a globalizing Texas A&M focused on becoming better, those who know him said. His skills landed him a post at the university in March 2009, and he soon became the interim president's chief of staff and then the 49,000-student campus' No. 3 administrator.