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Burns & Levinson LLP

If You Use Background Checks to Vet New Employees, Don’t do This….

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While every employer engages in some due diligence when considering a new hire, if your company routinely, or even occasionally, obtains a “consumer report” as a way to vet candidates, it behooves you to understand the rules...more

Hogan Lovells

Employers Must Update Background Check Paperwork Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act

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Effectively immediately, employers who perform background checks on applicants or employees using third party consumer reporting agencies (these background checks are known as “consumer reports”)...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Even if Credit Report Is Accurate, Federal Law Requires Notice of Right to Dispute

The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) provides protections for persons subject to “consumer reports” provided by third parties, including criminal background and credit checks mandated by employers. The employee or...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

FTC Publication for Background Screeners

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) just issued guidance for companies providing employment screening services. According to the FTC, they have “created new guidance for businesses aimed at giving employment background...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Background Screening – When is Section 603(y) Applicable?

When a company uses commercial background checks to evaluate the suitability of job applicants, they must comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), which regulates the collection, dissemination, and use of consumer...more

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