By: Associated Press – August 17, 2014 — WASHINGTON — The IRS failed to do background checks on some private contractors who handled confidential taxpayer information, exposing more than a million taxpayers to an increased risk of fraud and identity theft, a government investigator said. In one case, the IRS… [Read More]
Invalid Employment Consumer Report Authorizations?
Thousands of job applicants have filed class action lawsuits, claiming the Defendant Employers’ Authorization forms are invalid because they contain extraneous information. The lawsuits claim the Employers’ Authorization forms contain, among other things: release of liability applicant admission that the applicant has not knowingly withheld any information the application does… [Read More]
Managing Compliance Issues
POEknows has recently updated our Employment Consumer Report Authorization and Employment Disclosure forms. Due to the growing number of employers that are being targeted for class action lawsuits, we analyzed the allegations and we are recommending changes in order to ensure that our clients are utilizing authorization forms that follow,… [Read More]
Credibility Interview
Criminal background checks and credit reports are a large part of Pre-Employment investigative consumer reports. There is security in knowing that the information being reported to your company for your applicants is as accurate as possible. How do you know that the prospective employee, Robert Brown, does not have an… [Read More]
Individualized Assessments – 2014-04-21b
New York Attorney General, Eric T. Schneiderman announced in April 2014 that his office has secured agreements with four of the nation’s largest consumer reporting agencies (CRA’s). The agreements prohibit the agencies from automatically disqualifying applicants with criminal convictions and require the agencies to defer hiring decisions to employers who… [Read More]