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Health worker in Indianapolis are being told that under a new law they may have to pay for their own FBI background check. The plan, being sought by Senator Patricia Miller, would mean the end of the current policy which relies on health care workers honesty about admitting past misdemeanors.
The precise details of the plan have not yet been confirmed, but we know that it could affect more than 250,000 licensed professionals in Indiana, including doctors, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, chiropractors, hypnotists, dietitians and even veterinarians. While there is no doubt that background screening processes should not rely on honesty, whether individuals ought to pay for their own is an entirely different matter. Should a worker have to pay an extra $75, when they themselves know their innocence already? Is it their duty to protect members of society through these background checks, or the responsibility of those enforcing the legislation?
Some background checks are paid for by the authorities, others aren't - and I'm not sure it's a situation that will ever be resolved. In this case, we are told that the state can't afford to do these checks on so many people, and most hospitals already require background checks, but they aren't required in all situations, especially in nursing homes.
If organizations have to perform pre-employment background checks, corners are often cut in order to save money. If individuals have to do it, it's an extra expense on someone who's probably unemployed and in a difficult financial situation. If the government has to do it, that means a raise in taxes for everyone.
The vulnerable people we are protecting don't care who pays to ensure their safety - the only certainty in this debate is that the checks get done.Health worker in Indianapolis are being told that under a new law they may have to pay... more
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Wyoming illegal immigration cases triple-
A third of Wyoming's federal prosecutions last year involved people who illegally immigrated here from Mexico or Central America.
CHEYENNE - Illegal immigration re-entry cases tripled in Wyoming from 2008 to last year and increased nearly tenfold from a decade ago.
Illegal immigration accounted for a third of federal prosecutions in Wyoming in 2009, a year in which there were more criminal cases in the U.S. District Court in Wyoming than in the past decade.
Many of the illegal immigration cases come out of Teton County, those involved with the federal system said.
The majority of cases involved Mexican nationals who are found working in a gamut of jobs, a federal public defender said.
Some are involved in criminal activity, while others have lived in the United States for 15 years and have families.
And while economics plays a role in Wyoming's situation and possibly a national trend, additional immigration enforcement staff at local offices could account greatly for the increase.
How the system works
Carl Rusnok, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman, called re-entry a serious offense.
"If they had originally been deported because they committed an aggravated felony, the prosecution of their re-entry can be up to 20 years in prison," Rusnok said.
There are several programs that ICE, an agency that falls under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, uses to crack down on illegal immigrants.
Through these programs, and local law enforcement agencies running suspects through ICE databases, agents can find illegal immigrants and present cases for prosecution.
"Any means that we have of encountering aliens that are illegally in the country, we can, using our databases, identify those people who have already been deported, and then we can present those cases for prosecution," Rusnok said.
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http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2010/02/14/news/20local_02-14-10.txt
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Massive firings in Brewster, and a big debate about illegal immigration
Obama shift to audits
What happened at Gebbers reflects a change in strategy under President Obama's administration, which is shifting ICE's focus away from targeting illegal immigrants and instead focusing on those who hire them.
The Federation for American Immigration Reform, which favors tougher enforcement, sees Obama scaling back efforts to crack down on illegal immigration by emphasizing audits instead of workplace raids.
Immigrant-rights advocates call audits the more humane of the two approaches.
"This is not to say this new approach does not create hardship," says Matt Adams, legal adviser for the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project in Seattle. "But I think if the government is going to enforce the laws that are on the books, they should be given credit for doing it in a way that is not tearing families apart."
Thirty-three Washington companies were audited last year, and ICE spokeswoman Dankers says employers can expect more to come.
"We know that changing the behavior of employers to ensure they hire a legal work force doesn't happen overnight," she says. "We want employers to know that regardless of size and industry or your location and the type of business you have, the federal government expects these businesses to comply with the law."
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011069760_brewster14.htmlWyoming illegal immigration cases triple-
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What if your vendor is acquired, are there assurances in your service agreement allowing you to opt out if you choose to – if so, will all your data be deleted? What if you vendor is acquired by a company based in a foreign country? Maybe the acquiring company ceo, also a peoples republic of china communist party official, will assure you your data has been deleted. All in all – right now, using SaaS simply comes down to a judgment call, what is in the best interest of your firms operations: ease of access, work flow and cost benefits vs. associated risks…
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The privacy principles and criteria are founded on key concepts from significant local, national, and international privacy laws, regulations, guidelines, and good business practices. By using GAPP, organizations can proactively address the significant challenges that they face in establishing and managing their privacy programs and risks from a business perspective. The following are the 10 generally accepted privacy principles…
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A few thoughts on brokers and other middlemen requiring fees up front – usually under the guise of due diligence work that needs to be done, to better position your business plan and pro-forma, along with all the assurances and window dressings of how they will get your deal funded – these are great sales people, and most are frauds…
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