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Adverse action letters are a pain in the neck, but they represent a CRITICAL component of FCRA compliance. Adverse action letters are time-consuming, thankless, and often done incorrectly…which puts your organization at significant risk. When denying an applicant for employment or a volunteer for a...
Does your company have a reasonable suspicion provision in your Workplace Drug and Alcohol Policy? If not, you should consider it. Your company has the right to require all employees to come to work unimpaired. You can test employees if there is a reasonable suspicion...
Have you ever thought about the credibility of your screening provider? Maybe it’s time you should start. The consequences of providing incorrect or misleading information can end up in lawsuits and huge fines. How could this affect your business? A California-based background screening company has recently...
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing has updated the state’s criminal background check rules. The new rules expand the scope of the Fair Chance Act and let employers know they intend to enforce the new regulations. The newest updates create worker protections dealing with...
The FCRA was created to help patrons resolve errors and dispute issues on their credit reports. It now covers several consumer reports, and it is critical that when conducting a background check, FCRA compliance is followed to a key. Failure to comply can end up...
Dear Clients, Due to the national disruption of COVID-19 and the subsequent impact on court systems there may be some reporting delays accessing court records in some states and counties. As of this morning, 14 states are affected (with mostly isolated/individual closures), with more possible in...
Total Reporting Clients, We wanted to remind you that beginning in January your background check applicants will start receiving 613 Letters. The basic premise of this is that we will notify applicants when any matter of public record is found on a background check that may affect...
What does it mean to be FCRA compliant? And what are your responsibilities as an employer to stay compliant? The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is a federal law that was enacted in 1970 to help consumers deal with inaccuracies in their credit reports. In 1996,...
With the new year upon us, it's a time to set goals and start new things that will help improve your company for this upcoming year. One thing that your company should seriously consider at the beginning of this new year is whether or not...
A 2018 survey of employers within the U.S. found that 5% are considering removing marijuana from their workplace drug testing panel in the upcoming year. With all the changing laws, at a first glance removing marijuana may seem like a good idea—but is it really? What...