Credit Reports, FCRA, Summary of Rights

Employers Should Use Revised FCRA Disclosure for Employees and Job Applicants

by Keith Barnett, Thomas Bundy, III, Knox Dobbins, Peter Farley, Jaliya Stewart Faulkner, Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, Jason Stone, Mark Thibodeaux, Annette Tripp, Gail Westover | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP on 1/16/2013

Employers who use consumer reports as part of their decision-making process in the hiring, promotion or firing of employees should note the attached “A Summary of Your Rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act” issued by the...more

New Federal Agency Rings In The New Year With New FCRA Background Check Forms

by Katherine Rand | Pierce Atwood LLP on 1/14/2013

Employers that use third parties to perform background checks on applicants or employees must start using new Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) forms immediately. The new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which is...more

Employers Must Use Revised FCRA Notices

by Jeri Abrams, Joseph Fischetti | Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 1/10/2013

Employers that use the services of a consumer reporting agency (e.g., a third-party vendor) to conduct background checks on their prospective or current employees must now use an updated “Summary of Rights” form to notify...more

Modified Fair Credit Reporting Act Notices Will Be Required Effective January 1, 2013

by Gwendolyn Morales | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 12/21/2012

The following is an important message for all employers that use credit reporting agencies to perform pre-employment background checks or other related investigations...more

Is Your Company Using the Right Form for Background Checks?

by Rebecca R. Hanson | Foley & Lardner LLP on 12/19/2012

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “Bureau”) has taken over rulemaking and enforcement responsibilities for the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) and has updated an important FCRA form that employers must use when...more

eTrends - By January 1, 2013, FCRA Forms Must be Updated

by Susan Milner Parrott | Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell &... on 11/30/2012

By January 1, 2013, employers and consumer reporting agencies must use revised, updated forms for certain notices required by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The revisions indicate that the recently created Consumer...more

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