Excerpted from a Reuters blog by Pete Schroeder The nation’s major credit reporting agencies faced renewed scrutiny from Congress last week, as lawmakers consider legislation overhauling the industry. Top executives from the three major credit...
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What is the “Seven-year Rule?” When reading the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), you see that it allows non-conviction criminal information to be reported for up to seven years. A question that often comes up is, when does the seven-year count...
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Excerpted from a Troutman Sanders LLP blog by Cindy Hanson, David Anthony, Alan Wingfield, Timothy St. George and Patrick Dillard. A court in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa recently ruled that the protections...
Read More Excerpted from The National Law Review story by Nadia Adams In Thornton v. Equifax Info. Servs., No. 4:18-CV-80 (CDL), 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 189052 (M.D. Ga. Nov. 5, 2018), the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia...
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Excerpted from a Pepper Hamilton LLP blog by Lee E. Tankle Q: Are there certain rules an employer must follow when conducting background checks or employees and prospective employees? A: The Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) is an often...
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Excerpted from a JDSUPRA blog by Thomas Cull Last week, the District Court for Colorado offered important insight into what it means for consumer reporting agencies to conduct a “reasonable reinvestigation” into a dispute. In Thomas v. Hyundai...
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Employers who use consumer reports to make employment decisions must comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Under the FCRA, an employer taking adverse action based on information in a consumer report, such as a credit report or...
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On September 12, 2018, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) announced an interim final rule to be effective September 21, 2018, that will update two model disclosure forms used when conducting background checks pursuant to the...
Read More Excerpted from a PYMNTS blog The Federal Trade Commission testified on Thursday (July 12) that enforcement of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) remains a top priority. “FCRA enforcement continues to be a top priority for the Commission. With...
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Excerpted from a Hunton Andrews Kurth blog by Maddie Doucet Vicry and Robert T. Quackenboss A magistrate judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon recently made findings and recommendations to dismiss a purported class action...
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Blog by Danny Davila, Executive Director of GroupOne Background Screening The term “background check” has increased its search quota in Google over the last couple of weeks due to the tragic shooting incident in Florida. As a licensed consumer...
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Blog by Danny Davila, Executive Director of GroupOne Background Screening HR professionals are expected to acquire talent by utilizing multiple tools to ensure new hires comply with expectations. GroupOne’s background checks are valid...
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