A Lyft driver with a criminal record allegedly raped his passenger

[tacobell fan]

In Chicago, a Lyft driver is in jail on charges of tying up a passenger and raping her in the back of the car.

In Texas, a customer accused a Home Depot delivery driver of grabbing her by the neck when she said the wrong item had been dropped off — leaving marks.

And in Hawaii, a manager at a storage facility allegedly sexually assaulted a teenage girl — the daughter of a frequent client.

Each had a criminal history. But their employers had relied on third-party background check companies that had failed to turn up their past convictions, according to court documents and sources — allowing people with criminal pasts to work directly with customers, sometimes in the most vulnerable of settings.

The dominant player in the industry, Sterling Talent Solutions, is an unseen component of how thousands of companies hire workers. From its headquarters in New York, it employs thousands of people around the world, bringing in revenues of almost half a billion dollars a year, and screens employees for nearly 30% of Fortune 500 companies.

Criminal records checks are done nearly universally in the hiring process today. And the rise of the gig economy has only bolstered the background check industry as it depends on quickly hiring new employees for high-turnover positions — while assuring their customers they are safe when interacting with strangers.

The TaskRabbit handyperson who shows up to help you move furniture, the babysitter you’ve hired from Care.com, even the flight attendant who serves you a drink on a Southwest Airlines flight may have all been vetted by Sterling.

New demand has only put more pressure on companies to speed up their services in order to compete for lucrative contracts. When Sterling first released its own proprietary technology more than a decade ago, it claimed it could search court records 50% faster than its competitors. Today, it tells prospective clients that it stands apart with its advanced technology, accuracy, and speed, and has won business from companies like Walmart and Disney.

Sterling’s growth has accelerated in the last decade, which has seen it buy around a dozen of its competitors. Goldman Sachs and other investors acquired a stake in the company for nearly $700 million in 2015.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosalindadams/lyft-sterling-background-checks

[meri_zindagi]

Should we stop using uber/lyft. 

[kittaya]

3 minutes ago, meri_zindagi said:

Should we stop using uber/lyft. 

Yes .. 

[AndhraneedSCS]

46 minutes ago, meri_zindagi said:

Should we stop using uber/lyft. 

meeru aada ladies?

[meri_zindagi]

6 hours ago, AndhraneedSCS said:

meeru aada ladies?

Aithe maneyala andi... Kapothe continue cheyocha andi