Employers Must Provide Standalone Forms to Obtain Consent of Pre-Employment Background Checks

By leslieburkhammer | Published June 25, 2019 | Posted in Employment Issues, Employment Law | Tagged Tags: Background Checks, disclosure, employment law, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Gilberg v. Cal Check Cashing Stores, Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act | Comments Off on Employers Must Provide Standalone Forms to Obtain Consent of Pre-Employment Background Checks

Employers who use third party vendors to perform background checks on prospective employees must comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and California’s Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (ICRAA). The FRCA and ICRAA require employers to give specific and analogous disclosures about an applicant’s rights under the applicable laws and obtain express consent. Because Read More

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