Not exact matches
The
purpose of the National Consumer Reporting Association is to promote the general welfare of its members: credit reporting agencies, tenant
screening companies,
employment screening companies and all issuers of consumer reports;
as well
as the businesses they serve and the consumers whose information they report.
Businesses may order Florida driving records
as part of their
employment screening practices, insuranc companies may order driving records for underwriting
purposes on new or existing customers, and all businesses may order driving records for other allowable
purposes.
The FTC defines a background
screening report
as a consumer report when «they serve
as a factor in determining a person's eligibility for
employment, credit, insurance, housing or other
purposes and include information bearing on a consumer's credit worthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal characteristics or mode of living.»
The FCRA regulates background
screens for «
employment purposes» if the employer procures records or information on an individual from a background
screening company such
as HireRight.
HireRight's clients certify to HireRight that (a) to the extent required by applicable law, they have obtained the consumer's consent to share this information with HireRight for
purposes of conducting a background
screen on the consumer, (b) they are requesting a background
screen for
employment or other
purposes permitted under the FCRA or other applicable law, and (c) they will use the results of HireRight's background
screening only for legally permissible
purposes, such
as hiring, promotion, and discharge decisions.
The FCRA regulates background
screens for «
employment purposes» if the employer procures records or information on an individual from a background
screening company such
as HireRight (known in the
screening industry and under the FCRA
as a «consumer reporting agency»).
For example, Cisive may collect identification information and information such
as information about an individual's
employment history, educational qualifications, credit history, or criminal history for the
purpose of preparing and providing
employment screening services to our customers.
and never used
as a sole source or primary probe for criminal records for
employment screening purposes.
In addition, where CareerBuilder
Employment Screening is processing Personal Information for the purposes of providing background screening, CareerBuilder Employment Screening will only be processing such data at the direct instruction of an entity that is subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act as a user of consumer
Screening is processing Personal Information for the
purposes of providing background
screening, CareerBuilder Employment Screening will only be processing such data at the direct instruction of an entity that is subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act as a user of consumer
screening, CareerBuilder
Employment Screening will only be processing such data at the direct instruction of an entity that is subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act as a user of consumer
Screening will only be processing such data at the direct instruction of an entity that is subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act
as a user of consumer reports.
«For employers performing drug testing, the trend towards legalization of marijuana for medicinal and recreational
purposes will be a critical workplace issue that will require attention, especially given state conflicts with federal law and the uncertainties
as to how the new Justice Department will approach the marijuana issue,» says
Employment Screening Resources ® (ESR) founder and CEO Attorney Lester Rosen.
Background
screening reports are «consumer reports» under the FCRA when they serve
as a factor in determining a person's eligibility for
employment, credit, insurance, housing, or other
purposes and they include information «bearing on a consumer's credit worthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living.»
«The
purpose of the webinar is to share ideas on the accreditation process
as well
as the advantages of accreditation,» says Rosen, who just completed an updated second edition of his comprehensive book on
employment background
screening, «The Safe Hiring Manual,» that will be published in October 2012.
Whether the use of credit checks for
employment purposes is discriminatory to certain job applicants — which ESR also named Trend # 1 in its Third Annual Top Ten Trends in the Background
Screening Industry for 2010 — is a question that will be asked
as long
as employers run credit checks on job applicants with money troubles.
Signature Information Solutions LLC reports do not constitute consumer reports
as such term is defined in the FCRA, and accordingly these reports may not be used to determine eligibility for credit,
employment, tenant
screening or for any other
purpose provided for in the FCRA.