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Covers Legislative Developments Affecting IP Law through November 1, 2009 ARLINGTON, Va., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- All statutory changes enacted through November 1, 2009 that affect U.S. intellectual property law are covered in the 2010 EDITION of PATENT, TRADEMARK, AND COPYRIGHT LAWS. The publication of the new edition was announced today by BNA Books, a division of specialized news and information publisher BNA. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090529/DC24463LOGO)...
BROCTON, N.Y., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, County Criminal has announced the inception and deployment of a powerful new tool designed to provide anyone in need with immediate access to vital contact information for county criminal records throughout the US. Conducting background checks can be more than problematic, as CountyCriminal.com understands. While many different websites online promise to search every criminal record in existence, these claims are all too often false. This...
LOXAHATCHEE, Fla., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- IntegraScan, an industry leading background check provider, released a list of 7 powerful tips to help small businesses background check applicants without straining their budget. While the economy is starting to show signs of life, small business budgets are still tight. In times like these, hiring the wrong individual could sink your company. Here are 7 tips to help ensure that doesn't happen: Verify the Applicant's Social Security Number - One...
LOXAHATCHEE, Fla., July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- IntegraScan, a national criminal background check leader released the results of an internal study today. The results of the study prove to be a powerful resource of immense benefit to job seekers.In the current economy, job seekers are subjected to a more competitive environment than ever before. More candidates are applying for the same job; therefore, it behooves any job seeker to locate tools that ensure their resume resonates with an...
ARLINGTON, Va., June 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- All statutory changes enacted through May 29, 2009 that affect U.S. intellectual property law are covered in the June 2009 Edition of Patent, Trademark, and Copyright Laws. The new edition is published by BNA Books, a division of BNA. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090529/DC24463LOGO) The new June 2009 Edition includes changes enacted into law during the first half of the First Session of the 111th Congress. These statutory...
Applicants resort to identity theft to obtain employment AUSTIN, Texas, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- In desperate times, desperate people will do anything to get a job. An estimated 30 percent to 40 percent of job applicants provided altered or fabricated information on their applications last year, according to the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (http://privacyrights.org). "Businesses should expect that number to rise during tough economic times," said Bill Morrow, CEO of identity theft...
Carnegie Mellon University researchers have created a model for providing empirical evidence on when an ex-convict has been "clean" long enough to be considered "redeemed" for employment purposes.The new study, which appears in the current issue of Criminology, estimates that after five years of staying clean an individual with a criminal record is of no greater risk of committing another crime than other individuals of the same age. The research comes at a time when President Barack Obama's...
LEXINGTON, Ky., March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- ClearMYrecord.com, the leading company dedicated to offering criminal record relief services, today announced it has again lowered the price of its services from $199 to $99. The company originally lowered its price to $199 from $399 when it launched the site in December 2008 when it transitioned to a fully automated website. The new $99 price point represents a 75 percent reduction of the cost prior to automation. A new study from the Pew Center on...
WASHINGTON, March 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Freedom of the Press Committee of the National Press Club announces a new series of courses intended to help reporters understand the laws that affect their access to information, as well as their rights as journalists. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080917/NPCLOGO) Taught by media attorneys and journalists who are experts in the fields covered, each monthly class will address a different subject. The series is...
The growing crop of searchable online databases run directly by states provides a valuable and timesaving service to would-be employers and businesses.The sites allow states to search criminal convictions without having to submit written requests and wait for the responses. And they're popular: Last month alone, Florida's site performed 38,755 record checks.Vermont launched its service Monday, and now about 20 states have some form of them.However, the internet availability of such sites can...
