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Massachusetts Ban on Credit Checks for Employment Purposes in Motion

Restrictions on access to records used for employment purposes that could unfairly sway hiring decisions remain a...

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Illinois Law Banning Reporting of Medical Debt Under Review

On May 16, 2024, the Illinois legislature approved Senate Bill 2933. The bill is an amendment to the Illinois Consumer...

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Colorado the First to Enforce Broad Statewide AI Business Regulations

As we continue to learn and understand the wild digital frontier of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the workplace,...

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SAMPLE FORMS AND DOCUMENTS SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS LEGAL ADVICE, GUIDANCE OR COUNSEL. ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN ATTORNEY ABOUT THEIR COMPLIANCE RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE FCRA AND APPLICABLE STATE LAW. VERIFIED CREDENTIALS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES OR RESPONSIBILITY OR DAMAGES ASSOCIATED WITH OR ARISING OUT OF INFORMATION PROVIDED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, VERIFIED CREDENTIALS ADVISES THAT ADDITIONAL OR DIFFERENT REQUIREMENTS AND LAWS MAY EXIST THAT ARE NOT REPRESENTED IN THIS LIST OF SAMPLE DOCUMENTS. EMPLOYERS SEEKING CREDIT REPORTS MUST PROVIDE ADDITIONAL NOTICES PURSUANT TO STATE LAWS.

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FCRA Summary of Rights & Security Freeze Notice	English › Spanish ›
Remedying the Effects of Identity Theft & Security Freeze Notice	English › Spanish ›
Notice to Users of Consumer Reports: Obligations of Users Under the FCRA	English ›
Fair Credit Reporting Act	Overview ›
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)	Overview › File a charge ›

FCRA Summary of Rights & Security Freeze Notice

English › Spanish ›

Remedying the Effects of Identity Theft & Security Freeze Notice

English › Spanish ›

Notice to Users of Consumer Reports: Obligations of Users Under the FCRA

English ›

Fair Credit Reporting Act

The Act (Title VI of the Consumer Credit Protection Act) protects information collected by consumer reporting agencies such as credit bureaus, medical information companies and tenant screening services.

Overview ›

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

The EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee based on their protected class.

Overview › File a charge ›

Create, send, and track screening compliance documents.

Standardize the way you send important documentation to candidates including pre-adverse action, adverse action, and other compliance notices. Save your documents to your content library in the employment screening platform for easy access and document control. From there, your team can download a PDF to distribute or Verified Credentials can mail documents for an added fee.

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Benchmark report: HR spotlight on compliance & employment law

Compliance is one of the top human resource issues employers need help to grasp. It’s also one of the most crucial areas for HR to understand. Recently, Verified Credentials sponsored the HR.com State of Legal, Compliance and Employment Law, 2022-23 report...

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What’s been happening in background screening compliance?

View this webinar to learn where compliance updates and background checks are in the news. We’ll let you in on what trends we are tracking, from drug testing restrictions to the latest judgments. You’ll also see how courts are ruling on cases involving critical disclosure and authorization documents.

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FCRA checklist

HR leaders have to stay in front of a lot of regulatory concerns. Maintaining compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) with background checks is undoubtedly one of them.

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Massachusetts Ban on Credit Checks for Employment Purposes in Motion

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DISCLAIMER

FCRA Summary of Rights & Security Freeze Notice

Remedying the Effects of Identity Theft & Security Freeze Notice

Notice to Users of Consumer Reports: Obligations of Users Under the FCRA

Fair Credit Reporting Act

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

FCRA Summary of Rights & Security Freeze Notice

Remedying the Effects of Identity Theft & Security Freeze Notice

Notice to Users of Consumer Reports: Obligations of Users Under the FCRA

Fair Credit Reporting Act

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Notice to Users of Consumer Reports: Obligations of Users Under the FCRA

Create, send, and track screening compliance documents.

Benchmark report: HR spotlight on compliance & employment law

What’s been happening in background screening compliance?

FCRA checklist

Be the first to learn the latest in screening compliance.

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