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County narrows pre‑employment verification, adds randomized checks; board approves policy change 4‑1
Summary
Maricopa County changed its HR policy to make employment‑history verification optional while retaining criminal background checks; the board approved a 2% randomized audit of employment verifications and staff said criminal checks remain mandatory.
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved a change to the county’s pre‑employment background policy that makes employer‑history verification optional while preserving mandatory criminal‑record checks. The measure passed on a 4‑1 vote.
Human Resources Director Emily Parrish told the board the proposal removes a routine, full employment‑history verification for every hire and instead makes that verification optional at departments’ request. Parrish said the county will retain the criminal component of background checks — including Social Security validation, state and federal criminal checks and…
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