Posts Tagged ‘invasion of privacy’

Getting with the VECHS Program

September 29th, 2014 by Dodie Murphy

What is VECHS? VECHS (Volunteer & Employee Criminal History System) is a Florida Department of Law Enforcement program that lets qualified organizations in Florida that serve children, the elderly or people with disabilities obtain fingerprint-based state and FBI criminal history checks on their employees and volunteers. It is authorized by the National Child Protection Act […]

Volunteer Background Checks: How to Screen Volunteers the Right Way

September 27th, 2014 by Dodie Murphy

Volunteer background checks, in short: most organizations are not legally required to screen volunteers, but any group that places volunteers near children, the elderly, people with disabilities, money or vehicles should. A sound volunteer screening policy matches the check to the role (criminal and sex-offender records for anyone with access to vulnerable people, a driving […]

Screening Our NGO Volunteers

September 25th, 2014 by Dodie Murphy

Helping for a good cause is always a good thing, especially if it is a non-profit one that’s for the betterment of a community. When people with positive intentions get together to support a worthy advocacy, only good things can come out of it, correct? Well, a person with a criminal past and is associated […]

Background Checks and Social Media Liability

July 23rd, 2014 by Dodie Murphy

In today’s world, there is a constant battle between internet-based companies and hackers over information – everyone’s information. Unfortunately, there is even some competition between internet-based companies and legitimate companies for large chunks of that same information. This includes legit companies such as those who perform tenant/employee background checks. As a landlord or employer, you […]

SIC and the Deep Web

July 21st, 2014 by Dodie Murphy

Thanks to the advent of social networking, information is available now more than ever in performing background checks on potential employees or tenants. However, the large amount of information available and the ever-increasing number of sources can make a complete analysis difficult for a single person. In addition, there are legal consequences of doing so […]