Discord’s reversal followed a widespread user backlash, which also intensified scrutiny of the platform’s age-check partners.

KBI Director Tony Mattivi appears at a press conference on Oct. 1 in Topeka. He spoke to a legislative committee this month, encouraging lawmakers to advance a bill that requires all school employees ...

The Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to strike down a California law mandating background checks for ammunition purchases, after two lower courts already ruled the law was ...

New Jersey regulators need to strengthen their oversight of background checks for nursing home employees after a federal audit published this month found deficiencies. The report by the federal ...

The New Jersey Department of Health failed to ensure workers at some nursing homes underwent background checks needed to ensure they did not have criminal records that disqualified them from the job, ...

New Jersey nursing homes are required to conduct criminal background checks before hiring employees who provide care for their residents. Not all do, a new federal report found. The inspector general ...

When you hire someone, a background check helps you make safer decisions. A good background check company verifies identity, criminal records, employment history, education, and more. Many services ...

Hiring the right employees is one of the most important responsibilities any organization faces. A strong team helps build a safe, productive environment, but one wrong hire can create legal, ...

Democratic U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal are leading a bill to expand federal background checks to all gun sales made in the United States, officials said. The legislation, called the ...

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino responded to allegations made in a recent report that he did not undergo the full background check process typically required for individuals in his role, saying the ...

A convicted felon charged with getting Triangle teaching jobs under false pretenses. A woman accused of teaching for years in Cleveland County under someone else’s Social Security number. Nobody can ...