Maryland PSC Approves Alternative Background Check for Uber and Lyft

BALTIMORE (WJZ)– The Maryland Public Service Commission has approved an alternative background check process for Transportation Network Companies Rasier, a subsidiary of Uber Technologies, Inc. and Lyft, Inc., replacing a fingerprinting-based background check.
Both companies had applied for a waiver of the fingerprint requirement for their drivers, arguing that the commercial background checks they use are more comprehensive and accurate.
The Commission said that neither fingerprintin