Google I/O 2009 – Keynote Day 1 full version
Google I/O 2009 – Keynote Day 1 full version
Busy mothers, working mothers, or simply mothers who would like to need a helping hand in their homes often hire nannies to assist them in their day-to-day duties. Being a nanny is as good and respectable job as any other, but some nannies have given this profession a bad name by stealing from the family, or worse, kidnapping the child. There have been many reports of nannies stealing petty cash from their employers, hitting the child or taking away the child while the parents are away. We can never be too careful when it comes to deciding who we let into our homes and especially who we choose to look after our kids. That is why some parents conduct background checks on their nannies to find out if the nanny is indeed reputable, dependable and most of all, trustworthy.
When hiring a nanny, it is important to check the references of the nanny very carefully. Do a personal record search by calling her previous employers regarding her behavior and her conduct. Get at least three previous employers. Ask them questions such as the length of her employment, how did she perform in her job. Ask them why she left, if they would consider hiring her again and finally if they recommend her. Doing this gives you a better idea of her skills, abilities and history, not to mention, a more sense of peace of mind. Knowing that other people trust her will make you feel that you can too.
You should also try making an application form on your own listing information such as date and place of her birth, her previous names if she has any, her license number and her last employers. Make her fill out the names, address and phone numbers of her relatives, her schools and her previous employment. Call these addresses and numbers to verify the information.
Don’t forget to inform her that you are doing a record search on her. It is, after all, her right to refuse a background check. Beware, though, if she does as it means she might be hiding something, in which case you might be better off with someone who agrees. If she does agree to a criminal record search, prepare a statement authorizing you to do a check on her and let her sign it.
Professional background checkers are also available should you wish to avail of their services. There are local investigators or online background check services that are available to verify as much information as you want. Prepare at least one hundred dollars to get basic information.
Still, the bottom line should be your gut instinct. If everything seems fine on paper, yet you feel in your gut that the person isn’t trustworthy, go with your instincts and find someone else you are comfortable with.
Background checks are essential especially if you are about to do transactions, either on a personal or business level, with an individual whose claims cannot be easily established. However, you must know that investigating a person’s background requires a big amount of energy and resources just to verify data. While it is true that you can access records from their very sources, such as police stations and court houses, this process requires you to either hire the services of a detective firm or do the process yourself.
Either way, you will be shelling out money and investing your time for these two processes. This is the reason why some companies have developed an expertise in compiling data for the purpose of background checking.
An online database of criminal records is an efficient way of getting only the relevant information at a significantly much lower cost relative to the actual process. The database filters information based on your specifications such as the history of work and behavior of a person. Since it feedbacks only the relevant data at the click of a button, the rate of efficiency is high. Hence, obscure and inappropriate information are weeded out which helps you focus on your decision on whether to get involved with the person in question or not.
Your life and family are very precious. You have to be pro-active in ensuring your safety at all times especially when you have to directly interact with other people. Obtaining the services of internet-based databases is the easiest and very reliable way of conducting criminal background checks.
The H-1B visa category remains to be the most versatile for U.S. employers to hire foreign workers in a specialty occupation. However, obtaining an H-1B for their foreign worker has become a problem for many U.S. employers. Last year on the first day H-1B petitions were being accepted, the United States Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) received over 130,000 petitions for the 65,000 visas available. Since there were many more petitions than visas available, all petitions received on the first day of filing were placed into a lottery system and those received after the first day of filing were rejected. The prospects for obtaining an H-1B visa for this year remain grim.
The good news for Australian nationals is that they now have an alternative to the H-1B. The E-3 visa category allows Australian nationals to work in specialty occupations in the U.S. The E-3 has certain advantages and disadvantages as compared to the H-1B visa category.
THE LOW-DOWN ON THE E-3
The E-3 is a new visa category available only to Australian nationals coming to the U.S. to work temporarily in a specialty occupation. Spouses and children (E-3D) may accompany the E-3 recipient. Although the E-3 applicant must be an Australian national, the spouse and children need not be Australian.
Specialty Occupation
The definition of “specialty occupation” is an occupation that requires a theoretical and practical application of a body of specialized knowledge and the attainment of a bachelor’s or higher degree in the specific specialty (or its equivalent) as a minimum for entry into the occupation in the United States. Applicants must understand that merely possessing a bachelor’s degree is not enough but that the job must also require a bachelor’s or higher degree.
Duration of Stay and Limitations on Duration
According to the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security there is a 24-month maximum validity period for E-3 visas holders. The validity period is renewable in increments of 24 months. Unlike the H-1B, there is no limitation on maximum duration. However, applicants must demonstrate that they do not intend to stay permanently in the U.S.
Numerical Limitation
There will be a maximum of 10,500 E-3 visas issued during each fiscal year, which runs from October 1st to September 30th. Spouses and children of applicants are not counted against the quota, nor do applicants extending their E3 stay while in the U.S. and working for the same employer.
Work Authorization for Spouses
A spouse of an E-3 (E-3D) may apply for an Employment Authorization Document through the USCIS upon admission to the United States. Once the spouse obtains an EAD he or she may work in the United States.
Changing Employers
An E-3 working for an employer in the U.S. may change employment, if the new employer files a petition for nonimmigrant worker, a new Labor Condition Application (LCA) covering the period of employment with the USCIS, and the gap between the previous job and new job is 10 days or less. If an E-3 changes employers while outside the U.S., he or she will be required to obtain a new E-3 visa at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate abroad.
ADVANTAGES OF THE E-3
The E-3 may have certain advantages over the H-1B. Spouses of E-3 recipients may apply for an Employment Authorization Document (EAD) once they have been admitted into the U.S. and may work in the U.S. after they have obtained the EAD. Spouses of H-1Bs may not work in the U.S. Another advantage is that H-1B visa holders are generally limited to a 6 year duration of stay, E-3 recipients may extend their stay indefinitely so long as they can demonstrate that they do not intend to stay permanently in the U.S.
DISADVANTAGES OF THE E-3
Unlike the H-1B, E-3 applicants must demonstrate that they have a residence abroad to which they will return upon completion of the temporary position. E-3 applicants must demonstrate that they do not have an intention to immigrate. This becomes important for E-3 holders in the U.S., if they later wish to apply for permanent residency. If a U.S. employer files a Labor Certification or Immigrant Visa Petition establishing an intention to immigrate an E-3 status holder may find themselves in a precarious situation, where they cannot extend their E-3 due to their intention to immigrate and they have not yet obtained permanent resident status.
Perform a background check on a nanny by contacting protective services to find out more information about prospective nannies, babysitters or caregivers. Check references and register with the state to locate a qualified nanny with tips from a full-time nanny in thisfree video on childcare. Expert: Veronica Baragas Contact: www.mywigglesandgiggles.com Bio: Veronica Baragas was born and raised in Austin, Texas and has been working with children and families for 10 years. Filmmaker: Todd Green
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If you are a business owner or manager looking to conduct an employees background check, then you have many options at your disposal. The traditional method is to outsource the background check process to a third-party company who will run the check for you. Usually this type of check can run anywhere from 24 to 48 hours to perform.
The Internet, however, has revolutionized the whole background check process. Anybody can request an instant background check online via the Internet, anytime 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. You no longer have to be a registered business owner paying outrageous fees for a service that can take a couple of business days to get back to you in order for you to make your hiring decision.
You can now make an instant decision, virtually within minutes of logging onto the Internet and submitting your request. The information contained in an online instant background check is the same as the information as you would have received through a traditional background service agency.
Because the ability to run background checks is now open to the general public, you no longer need to pass any rigorous legal requirements in order to gain the privilege to conduct a search. Any individual can log on, pay the processing fee, and run a report on anyone else. Some people may erroneously believe that opening it up to the general public in this manner is a violation of our privacy rights. On the contrary, all of the information contained in a background check is information that is already publicly available as a matter of government record. Your criminal record, your homeownership records, your bankruptcy records, your birth, marriage, and divorce records, and your driving records are all a matter of public record. The only thing that is not accessible through a background check is your credit report. That is one thing that remains private and can only be authorized by the individual requestor. All other information is already publicly available at your local courthouse.
With the economy in shambles, cities across the country are compensating for the decrease in revenue by targeting speeding divers. Now, this is nothing new, but it has reached staggering proportions that I feel are worth mentioning.
Not only has the number of speeding tickets increased in the past few years, but the fines for those speeding tickets have skyrocketed. What used to be a $100 ticket five years ago, has grown to $300, $400, and $500 or more in many areas of the country.
Take Maryland and Kansas for example… in 2002 the maximum speeding ticket fine for these states were around $300. That figure is now $500. Utah’s maximum fine allowed by law is $700, up from $400 just a few years ago.
If you think that’s bad, there are several states whose fines have more than doubled in recent years. If you get a speeding ticket in Nevada, Georgia, or Illinois (just to name a few) you could potentially get hit with a $1000 fine!
States are quick to mention ’safety’ as a primary reason for the increases. Supposedly, harsher punishments will get people to think twice about speeding in the future. As true as that may be, I think it’s obvious even to a retarded ape that safety has absolutely nothing to do with it.
Stiffer penalties really only accomplish two things… to drain innocent civilians of what little money they have left and to funnel more money into revenue funds. Period.
Safety is NOT a primary concern as they would have you believe.
Higher fines are a direct result of greedy politicians coming up with a quick way to gain some extra cash in this recession we are currently in.
Instead of putting their heads together and coming up with innovative means to increase revenue… increasing traffic ticket fines is a quick and easy way out of a bad situation. And we as law abiding Americans have to suffer as a result.
One state went so far as to recently introduce the stiffest penalties in American history. Virginia, in July 2007, added what is called a ‘civil remedial fee’ to all traffic citations. This means that a driver convicted of speeding will not only face a fine of up to $2,500, but also a civil penalty will be tagged on to it in the amount of $350 a year for the next 3 years!
And you thought your state was tough on speeding motorists.
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