-- Clark K. Ervin, former Inspector General
of Homeland Security and State Department, Joins Board of
Directors--
Building on its longstanding commitment to families, Care.com
(NYSE: CRCM), the world’s largest online marketplace for finding
and managing family care, today announced that it will launch
expansive safety enhancements in the next few months on its U.S.
consumer digital platform. These enhancements include in-depth
background checks of caregivers and an identity verification pilot.
In addition, Care.com has appointed former Homeland Security and
State Department Inspector General Clark K. Ervin to its Board of
Directors.
Caregiver Background Checks – Care.com’s longstanding
preliminary screening of individual caregivers already includes a
search of a national criminal database and the National Sex
Offender Public Website. In the next few months, the Company will
begin to implement additional screening on caregivers looking to
match with families through the platform with the improvements to
be rolled out by the end of the year. The enhancements will
include:
- A Social Security Number verification
process for caregivers
- An in-depth background check that
includes federal and county-level criminal records checks dating
back seven years. These checks, which will be paid for by Care.com,
will be conducted by a leading provider of background checks and
identity services.
- Displays of the date of the most recent
background check on each caregiver’s profile
The Company expects to update these caregiver checks annually
and will continue to offer additional a la carte background checks
for a fee so families can search to get the most current records
available. Care.com continues to remind families that running
background checks is only one step in their hiring process. The
Company encourages its members to visit its Safety Center and
review the five-step process for safer hiring.
Caregiver Identity Verification – The Company’s
exploration of identity verification announced in March has
resulted in a pilot to be implemented this month and includes
facial recognition matched to a government-issued ID. Pending the
success of the pilot, the Company will look to expand the use of
the technology later this year.
Child Care Center Vetting – Care.com is actively
developing a plan to verify the state licensure information on
child care center listings provided by the business owners of such
listings in its free directory. This move follows the Company’s
announcement in March that it had removed all unclaimed child care
center listings from its free digital directory.
In making the announcement, Sheila Lirio Marcelo, Founder,
Chairwoman and CEO of Care.com, said, “From the founding of the
Company 12 years ago, it has been our mission to help build a
trusted, scalable, affordable care solution for families. I’m
inspired by the millions of members we serve and excited about this
evolution of our safety practices. As the leading online family
care marketplace, we believe in the importance of creating a new
safety standard for digital care marketplaces and today’s
announcements mark a substantial step toward that goal.”
Care.com also announced that Clark K. Ervin has joined its Board
of Directors and has been appointed to the Board’s Safety and
Cybersecurity Committee. Mr. Ervin’s extensive expertise in both of
these areas spans the public and private sectors. He served as
Inspector General of the State Department under President George W.
Bush, who subsequently appointed him as the founding Inspector
General of the then newly created Department of Homeland Security.
He served as Co-Chairman of the Homeland Security Department
Transition Team for then-President-elect Barack H. Obama. At the
state level, he served as Assistant Secretary of State of Texas and
as a Deputy Attorney General. Mr. Ervin also founded the Homeland
Security Program at the Aspen Institute and is currently a partner
with the global law firm Squire Patton Boggs. He received his
undergraduate degree from Harvard College, a Master’s degree from
Oxford University, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He is a
member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Association of
American Rhodes Scholars.
In announcing Mr. Ervin’s appointment, George Bell, Care.com’s
Lead Independent Director said, “We couldn’t be more honored to
have someone of Clark’s caliber join the Board of Care.com. His
expertise and leadership will be invaluable as we continue to
augment our safety and cybersecurity protocols, and as we look to
innovate further in those areas in the future.”
Care.com’s digital consumer marketplace is among the services
used by many of its corporate clients through its enterprise
offering, Care@Work. Stephen Kaufer, President and CEO of
TripAdvisor, a Care@Work client since 2012, commented, “Our
employees have come to depend on Care.com as a solution to finding
longer-term care through its digital platform, as well short-term
care through its backup care program, and senior care support. We
have always trusted Care.com’s longstanding commitment to safety
and today’s announcement is yet another example of why they have
been a valued partner to the TripAdvisor family.”
About Care.comSince launching in 2007, Care.com (NYSE:
CRCM) has been committed to solving the complex care challenges
that impact families, caregivers, employers, and care service
companies. Today, Care.com is the world’s largest online
destination for finding and managing family care, with 19.1 million
families and 13.9 million caregivers* across more than 20
countries, including the U.S., UK, Canada and parts of Western
Europe, and approximately 1.7 million employees of corporate
clients having access to our services. Spanning child care to
senior care, pet care, housekeeping and more, Care.com provides a
sweeping array of services for families and caregivers to find,
manage and pay for care or find employment. These include: a
comprehensive suite of safety tools and resources members may use
to help make more informed hiring decisions - such as third-party
background check services,
monitored messaging, and tips on hiring best practices; easy
ways for caregivers to be paid online or via mobile app; and
Care.com Benefits, including the household payroll and tax services
provided by Care.com HomePay and the Care Benefit Bucks program, a
peer-to-peer pooled, portable benefits platform funded by household
employer contributions which provides caregivers access to
professional benefits. For enterprise clients, Care.com builds
customized benefits packages covering child care, back up care and
senior care consulting services through its Care@Work business, and
serves care businesses with marketing and recruiting support.
Headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, Care.com has offices in
Berlin, Austin and the San Francisco Bay area.
*As of March 2019
Cautionary Language Concerning Forward-Looking
Statements:This press release contains “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but
not limited to, statements regarding the implementation of
additional screening measures on caregivers looking to match with
families through the Company’s U.S. consumer digital platform and
the expansion of a pilot program to test identity verification
technology.
These forward-looking statements are made as of the date they
were first issued and were based on current expectations,
estimates, forecasts and projections as well as the beliefs and
assumptions of management. Words such as “plan,” “expect,”
“anticipate,” “should,” “believe,” “hope,” “target,” “project,”
“goals,” “estimate,” “potential,” “predict,” “may,” “will,”
“might,” “could,” “intend,” “designed,” variations of these terms
or the negative of these terms and similar expressions are intended
to identify these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many
of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond the
Company’s control. The Company’s actual results could differ
materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking
statements due to a number of factors, including but not limited
to: the Company’s ability to implement additional screening
measures cost-effectively, the availability of screening services
from third-party providers at a cost and scale that permits the
Company to operate profitably, the acceptance by consumers and
regulators of changes to our business practices as they relate to
the additional screening measures and the success of the pilot
program to test identity verification technology . Past performance
is not necessarily indicative of future results. The
forward-looking statements included in this press release represent
the Company’s views as of the date of this press release. The
Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will
cause its views to change. The Company has no intention, nor
undertakes any obligation, to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise, except as required by law. These forward-looking
statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s
views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press
release.
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Nancy BushkinVice President, Global Public Relations &
Corporate CommunicationsCare.comnbushkin@care.com
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