More than a decade ago, Celia Sims sat in a room with parents whose precious children had died while at day care. Most had been neglected by their caregivers. Some died from injuries, others in their ...

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) may not be the first employment law that comes to mind when an employer wants to reduce legal risks and ...

Schools are under an intense microscope from parents, taxpayers, and the government. One slight mistake in hiring – even if that person doesn’t teach children – can have a catastrophic impact.

Wetzel said the department “is confident that it is compliant with all statutory and regulatory background check requirements,” and provided a list of the checks performed, including the FBI ...

The federal Office of Child Care, the regulatory agency that is meant to oversee states' progress on fixing these problems, told The 19th that only three states had updated some of their policies ...

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States are required to background check child care workers, but many are falling short A digital illustration showing a young girl playing with block toys with a shadow of an adult standing behind her ...