The steps taken by Watertown, Belmont, and Boston to implement An Act Relative to Background Checks, Chapter 459 of the Acts of 2012, as amended by Chapter 77 of the Acts of 2013, which requires national background checks for all private and public school employees, contractors, transportation providers, vendors and certain volunteers (those designated by schools), as well as for employees of early education centers licensed by the Department of Early Education and Care.
Privacy
Decedent’s Electronic Assets
Jim Berets asks about proposals at the state level to address the ownership of electronic assets of deceased residents.
FCC/State rules about telemarketing calls
Our office has had some questions from residents who have been annoyed by the volume of calls they receive from autodialers. The FCC has specific rules for automatic telephone dialing systems. These rules apply whether or not you have registered your home phone number(s) on the national Do-Not-Call list. The links below were provided by …
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Identity theft – Difficulty establishing “fraud alerts” beyond three months
June Roberts asks: What can be done to make it easier to extend the period of fraud alert notices from consumer credit reporting agencies?
New law requiring fingerprinting of school and camp staff
A new law (Chapter 77 of the Acts of 2013) requires the fingerprinting of all staff at both public and private schools who are in contact with students. The procedure is that a person goes to an FBI-approved vendor who takes the fingerprints. They are then sent to the FBI which checks for matches with …
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The ever-growing surveillance state
Although this seems to be a national issue this could also be an issue for a state representative blog site. The 10th amendment of the Constitution permits federal law nullification and carveouts see www.tenthamendmentCenter.com. Unless your hiding under a rock you must be quite aware of what’s going on with respect to the fourth amendment …