Not exact matches
Based on a survey conducted in 2009
by the Alexandria, Va. - based Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), 60 percent of
employers said they conduct credit
checks on at least some
prospective hires.
No
employer may (1) request or require that an employee or
prospective employee consent to or provide the results of a credit
check as a condition of employment; (2) obtain a credit
check or cause a credit
check to be obtained that pertains to an employee or
prospective employee; or (3) fail or refuse to hire, bar, discharge from employment, or otherwise discriminate against an employee or
prospective employee because of information contained in a credit
check unless the information contained in such credit
check is a bona fide occupational qualification or such credit
check is otherwise required
by law.
In case an ad doesn't give you much to go
by,
check out your
prospective employer's website to get a feel for their tone and culture.
Even though a caution is not a conviction, it may appear on a criminal records
check initiated
by a
prospective employer or educational institution.
Specifically, employment verifications and reference
checks are one of the many tools used
by employers to perform due diligence on
prospective employees.
We will only have credit information about you if a credit report was part of a background
check by an
employer or
prospective employer.
Written
By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Employers conducting background checks on prospective employees have to worry about the sharp rise in the number of class action lawsuits filed by job applicants over alleged technical violations of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA
By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn
Employers conducting background
checks on
prospective employees have to worry about the sharp rise in the number of class action lawsuits filed
by job applicants over alleged technical violations of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA
by job applicants over alleged technical violations of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
Employment Screening Resources ® (ESR) offers a complimentary whitepaper titled «Common Ways
Prospective or Current Employees Sue
Employers Under the FCRA» written
by ESR founder and CEO Attorney Lester Rosen in response to the growing trend of background
check lawsuits.