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Spotsylvania School Board Again Rejects Pre-Employment Drug Testing

The Spotsylvania County School Board voted 4-3 for a second consecutive month against developing a policy requiring suspicionless pre-employment drug testing for teachers and other school employees. Supporters cited student safety following a 2024 incident involving drugs in a classroom, while opponents raised concerns about privacy, cost, effectiveness, employee morale, and potential constitutional issues. The […]

Calprivacy Discusses DROP Enforcement, Data Broker Fee Hike

California’s privacy regulator, CalPrivacy, has advanced new rules governing audits of data brokers’ compliance with the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP). The proposed rules would require independent audits every three years, examining deletion processes, records, systems, and employee practices. Meanwhile, the agency approved raising data broker registration and access fees to $9,500 in 2027 […]

Leander ISD Police Department Under State Investigation Over Hiring Practices

The Leander ISD Police Department is facing a state investigation into its hiring practices and background check process for new officers, less than a year after the district established the force.

The district said it has reinforced its hiring and background investigation processes for the police department. All hiring managers and background investigators are scheduled […]

Prosper ISD Says Newly Hired Teacher Will Not Work in the District After Background Findings

Prosper ISD rescinded the employment of a newly hired law enforcement teacher after learning of previously undisclosed background information following his hiring announcement. The district acted quickly, placing the individual on administrative leave before deciding he would not work in its schools. Officials stated the teacher never had contact with students and emphasized their commitment […]

Envoy: Fair Chance Employment

Internal Assessment

These eight questions are designed to provide a baseline assessment of your organization’s Fair Chance employment practices. The following page offers customized recommendations to update your hiring & background screening practices based on your responses.

At what point do you learn about a candidate’s conviction history?

We require a disclosure on our […]

Social Media Vetting: Ethics, Legality, and Best Practices

The article outlines how employers can use social media responsibly during hiring while avoiding legal and ethical pitfalls. It stresses the importance of separating job‑related screening from personal bias, obtaining consent when required, and ensuring compliance with privacy, discrimination, and data‑protection laws. Best practices include using trained reviewers, focusing only on job‑relevant behaviors, documenting decisions, […]

A Field Guide to Privacy Law for Companies Entering the U.S. Market

AGG Privacy & Cybersecurity partners Kevin Coy and Erin Doyle provide guidance for non-U.S. businesses navigating U.S. data privacy and security requirements as they enter or expand in the US market.

Kevin and Erin identified 12 key areas of data privacy and security diligence, contract terms, and governance that compliance professionals, in-house counsel, and business leaders should consider […]

With All the Voices in Favor of It, Why Is It So Hard for Formerly Incarcerated People to Get Hired?

To almost everyone, recidivism means “committed another crime and went back to prison.” But the BJS tracks three different numbers under “recidivism”: rearrest, reconviction, and return to prison, and they are not interchangeable. The one being used to get to 71% is rearrest, the loosest and highest of the three. The actual return-to-prison rate for […]

Touchless fingerprint recognition: A survey of recent developments and challenges

Authors: S. Sreehari and S.M. Anzar

Highlights

Comprehensive analysis of state-of-the-art advancements in touchless fingerprint recognition.
Pinpoints key challenges and proposes innovative strategies for advancing touchless fingerprinting.
Provides insights into future research trends in touchless fingerprinting.
Thoroughly examines opportunities and challenges in fingerprint liveness detection and scaling in touchless systems.

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An Employer’s Guide to Indiana Background Checks

An employer’s guide to Indiana background checks explains how screening works in the state, emphasizing compliance with both Indiana regulations and federal laws such as the FCRA. Employers use background checks to verify criminal history, driving records, employment and education credentials, and other job‑relevant information. Indiana requires certain industries—like healthcare, education, and roles involving vulnerable […]