FCRA Compliance Reminder
In the past year, we have seen a large increase in the number of FCRA-based class-action lawsuits. A number of widely known companies such as Domino’s, K-Mart, ClosetMaid, Disney, CVS, and Whole Foods have been hit with lawsuits claiming they did not meet their requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The three main areas of FCRA being placed under scrutiny are the employers’ neglect in properly providing the proper FCRA Summary of Rights, utilizing a compliant Disclosure and Authorization forms, and the use (or neglected use) of Pre-Adverse and Adverse Action letters. Here is information at Hire Image website on how to stay in compliance with FCRA requirements, and some highlights of cases where non-compliance is alleged. • The FCRA summary of rights must be provided to the applicant before performing a background check and also if/when a Pre-Adverse action letter is sent to the applicant. In order to stay in compliance with the FCRA, thi...