During the 2025 legislative session, Washington State enacted several new measures that will significantly impact employer obligations related ...

ICE and Border Protection are cracking down on U.S. Permanent Residents with long-resolved criminal records. Now Green Card holders are afraid to leave the country, for fear of not being allowed back.

Workers with a criminal record face a steep lifetime wage penalty, an effect which disproportionately affects minorities and ...

“Colorado’s firearm background check system worked as designed when it comes to the actions of accused Boulder terrorism ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) –An Albuquerque Public School teacher is out of a job after he’s accused of having inappropriate ...

The calls for increased funding and legislation to address other concerns come after Newsday's "Broken Practice" ...

Federal court records allege the gang targeted at least 38 churches in Metro Detroit as part of a nationwide criminal ...

What to know about background checks Nearly one in every three adults have some form of a criminal record according to the ...

Agents are showing up unannounced to interview minors in what the government calls “wellness checks.” Critics see the visits ...

Imagine giving important tasks to someone you hired, only to find out later that they had a long past of serious crimes that ...

About 22 percent of all firearm transfers in the United States proceed without background checks. 11 For a prohibited person or a purchaser with criminal intent, a private-party transaction is ...