When you hire someone, a background check helps you make safer decisions. A good background check company verifies identity, ...

The Virgin Islands Department of Human Services is announcing that SNAP Relief Checks are on the way to more than 10,600 SNAP households across the Territory. These locally funded relief payments are ...

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Credit checks remain a critical but legally complex hiring tool in the financial services sector, requiring consideration of federal and state laws. Employers should be aware of new limits on the ...

The acquisition strengthens HireRight’s capabilities and commitment to growth across the LATAM region HireRight, a leading provider of global background screening services and workforce solutions, has ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government starts phasing out paper checks for most programs on Tuesday. The change, which was initiated through an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in March ...

Social Security checks are going paperless starting Tuesday, Sept. 30. Because of an executive order issued in March 2025, federal benefit payments will primarily be issued electronically, with paper ...

You get a check! And you get a check! Free checks of up to $400 began being sent out to millions of New Yorkers on Friday, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced. Some 8.2 million eligible households across the ...

We knew that it was coming—the IRS has officially announced that paper tax refund checks for individual taxpayers will be phased out beginning on September 30, 2025. This, the agency says, is the ...

The Maryland Department of Human Services and Social Services Administration failed to administer proper background checks for vendors and service providers with access to minors in its care, a grave ...

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The Treasury Department will stop issuing paper checks for tax refunds, Social Security payments and most other federal programs on Sept. 30 as part of an executive order aimed at modernizing the ...