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FCRA update: CoreLogic National Background Data, LLC

In February, 2016, Pamela Devata, attorney and noted legal expert on the Fair Credit Reporting Act, reported the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia denied the defendant’s motion for summary judgment on an FCRA claim in the case of Henderson v. Corelogic National Background Data, LLC, No. 3:12cv97.  This decision has sweeping implications for data providers as well as Consumer Reporting Agencies and End Users of Consumer Reports. POE is a client… [Read More]

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Would You Give us the Honor of Blowing Out the 43 Candles on our Cake?

You, our marvelous clients, have earned that honor. Many of you have traveled this road with POE for much of these 43 years. Your trust, your support and your valued patronage have helped us immensely on our journey. Your recommendations and constructive criticism have helped us improve our service and mold it to your needs. You, our magnificent POEknows Team, have earned that honor. Several of our employees are long term Team members, working in… [Read More]

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I DESERVE . . . I QUALIFY

ATTENTION EMPLOYERS: IF YOU INTEND TO DECLINE AN APPLICANT, DUE TO A CRIMINAL RECORD….CONSIDER THE INDIVIDUALIZED ASSESSMENT.  CONDUCT IT IN-HOUSE OR ALLOW POEKNOWS TO CONDUCT THIS QUICK, IN-DEPTH, INEXPENSIVE IA I DESERVE! …………… I QUALIFY! People can change. People do change. I had a rough start, that’s true. I messed up. I have owned up. I have paid for my errors and I have changed. I have grown into a good, mature, decent and stable person who deserves another look, a… [Read More]

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FCRA Compliance

In his written statement to our client, an attorney recently advised that employers’ compliance with the Federal Fair Credit Reporting Act “is the newest burgeoning area for lawyers.” Employers must be diligent regarding FCRA Compliance. POE knows…when an employer denies employment to a job applicant, based solely or partly on information in a consumer report, federal and state laws require the employer to provide two adverse action letters to that job seeker. POE knows…when an employer terminates an employee… [Read More]

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You Just Don’t Want to Have to Meet Miss Hayes

Criminal history records investigations (CHRI) are a most critical need on the part of employers, landlords and not-for-profit organizations and POE believe our hands-on, labor intensive approach to these very sensitive records is the right approach. Some background screening firms report to its clients on only those cases in which there is an exact match of name and date of birth, or exact name and other exact identifier. This is extremely dangerous for the end users of these reports,… [Read More]