Did You Know?

What is our mission?
The Sue Weaver C.A.U.S.E. promotes Consumer Awareness of Unsafe Service Employment.

What are our visions?

VISION: Criminal background checks required on all workers sent to peoples’ homes.

• Public Awareness—Know Who Is At Your Door.
• Educate employers on their moral and legal obligation for criminal background checks and how they work.
• Advocate for effective safety legislation at local, state and federal levels.
• C.A.U.S.E. Certification.

• Ensure structure of board and volunteers reflects goals of the organization.
• Increase volunteers.
• On going effective training and education of staff, volunteers and communities.
• Partner with other non-profits with similar goals.
• Partner with employers and insurance companies.
• Partner with law enforcement and government.

• Private donations.
• Corporate sponsors.
• Fund raising.
• Government grants.

What is C.A.U.S.E. Certification?

C.A.U.S.E. Certification is a program designed to offer consumers and employers a means to employ safer employees, contractors, and subcontractors.

What are C.A.U.S.E. Certification Best Practice Screening Guidelines and what do the different searches include?

SSN Trace - Validates distinct aspects of a Social Security Number and immediately provides:

State of SSN Issuance.

Year of Issuance.

That the number has not been reported to the SSA as belonging to a deceased individual.

Address Trace - Includes information on an applicant's past addresses and movement patterns based on name and social security number.  Report should include names associated with the provided social security number and addresses applicant has lived for the past seven years.  Additional items may include dates at listed addresses, age/date of birth, and available phone information.

County Level Criminal  - Direct search of up to date records held within local county courts (or if outside of US - local jurisdictional courthouse in that region) to determine if applicant has a record.  Records should be searched for past seven years in counties (jurisdictions) applicant has lived, worked or attended school.  All names revealed in Address Trace relating to applicant should be searched.  These searches can be performed directly with Courts or through current database searches.

Multi-jurisdictional/"National" Criminal Database - Search of an industry instant nationwide criminal records database containing millions of records from participating states.  The search must also include information from the following sources: Department of Corrections records, FBI terrorist list and Federal/State/Local Wanted Fugitive Lists.

National/State Sex Offender Registry - The National Sex Offender Public Registry Website - coordinated by the Department of Justice - the latest information from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico for the identity and location of known sex offenders.  This search may be combined with Multi-jurisdictional/"National" Criminal Database search if record are included in that specific search.

What questions should I ask the service company I am contacting to do service work at my home if they are not C.A.U.S.E. Certified?

1. Do you perform criminal background checks on your employees and subcontractors?
2. When are the background checks performed?
3. Who do you use to perform background checks?
4. How can I be assured that the person being sent into my home has had a criminal background check performed?

If the service provider you are considering doesn't want to answer these questions or answers them unsatisfactorily then consider using someone else.

Are criminal background checks required for a service worker to be bonded and insured?

No, bonded and insured means the service company carries insurance that may reimburse you for your lose in the event something is stolen or broken and you can prove it was the fault of the service worker.