It is the policy of the Employment Screening Resources (ESR) News Blog not to identify
background screening firms named in lawsuits that are in pleading stage since allegations are not facts, and there have been no factual or legal determination of any issues.
Not exact matches
If the report was not ordered from ESR, the Consent and Disclosure forms that an applicant must sign prior to a
background report being requested should provide you with the
name of the
background screening firm used by the employer to prepare the report.
According to the civil complaint for damages, a
background screening firm allegedly reported sexual offender data on applicants based solely upon a
name match only, without making any effort whatsoever to confirm if the data belonged to the applicant.
NOTE: The Employment
Screening Resources ® (ESR) News Blog has a policy not to identify
background check
firms involved in litigation by
name where no facts have been determined or no settlement entered into.