Employers who conduct employment background checks, also known as consumer reports and/or investigative consumer reports, as part of the employment process, which includes hiring, promotion, and retention, must comply with Federal law requirements under section 604 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, (FCRA). Before rejecting a job applicant, denying a… [Read More]
Revised Authorizations & Disclosures
Why the Revisions???? Between January 2015 and June 2015, over 1500 FCRA related Class Action Lawsuits were filed. According to Top Class Actions, among the companies which have been named as Defendants in FCRA related class Action Lawsuits in 2014 and 2015 are the following: Pizza Hut Whole Foods Dollar… [Read More]
2nd Chance Program – Individualized Assessments
POE wants to thank Sarah Callander and Mary-Denise Davis of the Office of the Public Defender, for allowing us to attend the 5th Annual Back to the Neighborhood: How to Succeed with a Criminal Record, an event sponsored by the Office of Public Defender and the Justice Policy Institute. Attendees… [Read More]
Violating Federally Required Red Flag Regulation Program?
Employers and property managers/owners are required by federal law to identify, detect, respond and resolve Red Flag discrepancies, when screening prospective employees and prospective residents. The purpose of the Program is to prevent and mitigate Identity Theft and Identity Fraud. Resolving the Red Flag discrepancies is a relative easy, administrative… [Read More]
Compliance Program Committee (CPC) meetings.
The vast majority of recent FCRA related class action law suits, and there are MANY, claim Authorization/Disclosure violations or non-adherence to Adverse Action Notification regulations. The Class Action litigation alleges Authorizations/Disclosures are non-compliant, in part, because Companies insert “extraneous information” within the body of the Authorizations (e.g. waivers, acknowledgments, etc.)…. [Read More]
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