Notice Requirements, Background Checks

Despite Continuing Grace Period, Employers Should Switch To New Fair Credit Reporting Act Notices Now

by Doug Hass | Franczek Radelet P.C. on 2/11/2013

Under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Congress transferred rule-making authority for the relevant portions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to the...more

New Year, New FCRA Forms

by Kara Shea | Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens and Cannada,... on 2/8/2013

Do you use a third party service to conduct background checks on job applicants or employees? If yes, then you should take note of new forms which employers are required to use for this purpose, effective January 1, 2013. ...more

K-Mart To Pay $3 Million For FCRA Background Check Violations

by David B. Weisenfeld | XpertHR - Partnered with LexisNexis on 2/1/2013

K-Mart has become the latest employer felled by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The company announced it will pay $3 million to settle claims that it failed to properly warn job applicants that they could be denied...more

Four Words the Fair Credit Reporting Act Has Class Action Plaintiffs and Their Lawyers Repeating: “Show Me The Money!”

by Nathan Schacht | BakerHostetler on 1/21/2013

Over the past few years, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), the federal law mandating, among other things, procedures and reporting requirements employers must follow when conducting background checks through a third...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

Employment And Labor Insight: Year In Review - Are Your Employment Procedures, Practices And Policies In Compliance?

by Leonard, Street and Deinard on 1/9/2013

As we enter 2013, we would like to update you on the importance of reviewing your application, background check procedures, employment policies and employee handbook for compliance with the changing laws in these areas....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

Corrected Forms from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

by Stephen R. Woods | Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 11/28/2012

As discussed in an earlier blog post, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) — which now has the responsibility of enforcing the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), a role previously held by the Federal Trade...more

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