Over 6,000 City Employees Haven’t Had Background Checks Due to Backlog

Department of Investigation Commissioner Margaret Garnett testified at a City Council budget hearing that she is concerned by the number of background checks on backlog, especially for employees who have open Department of Investigation background investigations that have yet to be concluded. Four agencies account for 37 percent of the backlog – the municipal hospital system, the Health Department, the Department of Information Technology & Telecommunications, and the Law Department – and the majority of job candidates have already begun employment in New York.

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