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New Background Check Forms Required under the FCRA

by Michael Gamboli, Kimberly McCarthy, Alicia Samolis | Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 2/25/2013

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) provides guidelines which must be followed in order for employers to gather certain information about employees or applicants. Generally, there are two types of reports: a consumer...more

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

Act Now Advisory: Employers Must Update FCRA Notices in Background Screening Process by January 1, 2013

by Anna A. Cohen, Jennifer A. Goldman, Jeffrey M. Landes, William J. Milani, Susan Gross Sholinsky, Dean L. Silverberg | Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. on 12/24/2012

Effective January 1, 2013, employers must begin using a new Fair Credit Reporting Act ("FCRA") notice in connection with their background screening process. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB")recently issued...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

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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