Understanding the adverse action process is crucial PARTICULARLY if you use a consumer reporting agency to receive background investigations or verification of information on the application e.g. prior employment, education, license etc. This is a summary of an article from JDSupra with our comments included. You’ve gone through the hiring process, sent out an offer […]

Recently the FTC issued guidance on what businesses should know about the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Social Media. You have some job openings at your company or maybe you’re thinking of promoting people to new positions. You’ve winnowed that stack of resumes down to some promising candidates. Now it’s nitty gritty time: background checks. […]