North Carolina parents sent their children back to school this week with the expectation that students would be safe with their teachers. But there’s one precaution in the hiring process that only a ...

"They have a real responsibility for taking every possible step to do background checks that are reliable and comprehensive," he told the Washington Post. He said both companies had "ambiguous" ...

Hailing a ride with a smartphone app in many U.S. cities is coming down to a fight over fingerprints. Following incidents where Uber drivers were found to have criminal records, a number of state and ...

Two child safety bills — one expanding the criminal background checks required for counselors at youth camps and the other allowing for licensing and inspections of private agencies that serve ...

Certain owners of home health agencies and durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (“DMEPOS”) companies seeking to enroll in the Medicare program will now be subject to a new ...