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Massachusetts CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) Update

Posted on May 18th, 2012 by Hirease, Law Changes

NAPBS (National Association of Professional Background Screeners) has been made aware of additional details from the DCJIS (Department of Criminal Justice Information Systems) regarding the new CORI Regulations. The regulations were finalized and submitted last Friday, May 11th. They will go into effect on May 25, 2012. If DCJIS receives the finalized version back from …

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Massachusetts CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) Update

Posted on May 18th, 2012 by Hirease, Law Changes, Uncategorized

NAPBS (National Association of Professional Background Screeners) has been made aware of additional details from the DCJIS (Department of Criminal Justice Information Services) regarding the new CORI Regulations. The regulations were finalized and submitted last Friday, May 11th. They will go into effect on May 25, 2012. If DCJIS receives the finalized version back from the …

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New Massachusetts CORI Regulations

Posted on May 10th, 2012 by Hirease, Law Changes

The National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS) Government Relations Committee released a statement regarding the Massachusetts CORI.  New regulations may be finalized by Friday, May 11, 2012.  If finalized, the regulations would be published and ready to go into effect on May 25th. The Secretary of State’s office only publishes regulations every two weeks. Therefore, …

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Hirease Systems Security Maintenance Upgrade

Posted on May 7th, 2012 by Hirease, Product Availability, Reporting Delays, Technical Issues

In preparation for a systems security maintenance upgrade, the Hirease processing system will be down Friday, May 18 at 7:00pm EST until Monday, May 21 at 6:00am EST.  This means no orders or results will be able to be processed or retrieved during this time.  Thank you in advance for your patience as we complete our upgrade and we apologize …

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Social Security Administration Service Restored

Posted on April 30th, 2012 by Hirease, Product Availability, Reporting Delays, Technical Issues

The Social Security Administration (SSA) has restored service.  All Consent Based Social Verification (CBSV) requests will begin processing without delay.

Please call 866-693-1764 or email contactus@hirease.com if you have any questions.…

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Federal Regulatory Alert

Posted on April 26th, 2012 by Hirease, Law Changes

 Today the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued revised enforcement guidance on the consideration of arrest and conviction records in employment decisions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. While it appears the guidance will tighten the criminal background screening process, employers will retain their right to consider criminal reports. 

We …

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NC AOC Back Online

Posted on April 23rd, 2012 by Hirease, Product Availability, Products, Reporting Delays, Technical Issues

The NC AOC (Administrative Office of the Court) experienced unexpected system outages on Friday, April 20th.  This may have resulted in delays with NC Court Searches.  All production regions are now up and running and no delays should persist.  Thank you for your patience in this matter.

Please call 866.693.1764 or email contactus@hirease.com with any questions.…

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NC Court Searches May Be Delayed

Posted on April 20th, 2012 by Hirease, Product Availability, Reporting Delays, Technical Issues

The NC AOC (Administrative Office of the Courts) computer mainframe is experiencing technical difficulties.  This may cause reporting delays for NC Criminal searches.  We will let you know when everything is back up and running.

Please call 866.693.1764 or email contactus@hirease.com if you have any questions.…

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CBSV-Consent Based Social Security Verification Product

Posted on April 19th, 2012 by Closings, Hirease, Product Availability, Products

 The Social Security Administration announced another mainframe restart outage Wednesday,  April 18th.  Service resumed Thursday, April 19th at 5:00 am EDT.  This would have caused a delay in receiving results for CBSV searches.  We apologize for the  inconvenience.

If you have any questions please call us at 866.693.1764 or email contactus@hirease.com

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Massachusetts and D.C. Courts Closed Today

Posted on April 16th, 2012 by Closings, Court Closings, Holidays

Massachusetts courts are closed today for the Patriots’ Day holiday.  Courts in Washington, D.C. are closed in observance of Emancipation Day.  Courts in both jurisdictions will resume normal hours tomorrow.…

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