Because of the NPDB's role as the clearinghouse for all disciplinary records, the only records expungeable are those on the IDFPR's website (e.g., licensee's public profile). In this situation, expungement refers to the removal of public information. This is similar to what happens when a court orders a criminal record sealed.
Read MoreAs an Illinois Permanent Employee Registration Card (PERC) holder, are you aware of the requirement that you have thirty (30) days in which to report to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) any arrests, indictments, or convictions?
Read MoreLast year, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) penalized145 individuals due to their pre-license criminal conduct. This group included applicants for nursing, counseling, real estate, barbering, cosmetology, massage therapy, pharmacy, professional engineering, and PERC licenses.
Read MoreUntil now, licensees disciplined for (past or recent) criminal misconduct ended up with a permanent stain on their license record. This left them with fewer job prospects. As of January 1, 2018, however, discipline issued due to a criminal charge or conviction is expungeable.
Read MoreToday, I want to share a story I wrote two years ago and filed away. What prompted me to write this story was the terrible loss two women I know experienced. Both lost sons who were 20 years old. No one saw their deaths coming. Both young men teetered on the cusp of adulthood. One son collapsed on a bus, unaware of the cancer that had spread throughout his body. The other by homicide, shot execution style in the back of the head.
Read MoreCriminal Background Check Illinois. Today, you need a computer to apply for most jobs. Gone are the days when you could apply in person for a job. For anyone with a criminal background, applying for a job on-line is discouraging. Fortunately, more than half of U.S. states today have leveled the playing field by adopting Ban-the-Box laws to help ex-offenders better compete for jobs.
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