New legislation in Tennessee approved by legislators as an amendment to Senate Bill 1648/House Bill 1951 will require background checks for college resident assistants (RAs), according to a news report on the JacksonSun.com website. Under the new law, which takes effect July 1, 2011, people who would have access to student rooms will undergo background checks before …

In a recent HR Daily Advisor Tip entitled ‘The FCRA Dance—Steps Are Easy, Mastery Hard,’ Attorney at Law and safe hiring expert Lester Rosen explains that “to avoid employee problems, avoid problem employees” and that employers need to understand background checks and “the delicate dance” of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) that regulates employment …