The lesson to be learned is “avoid combined Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) disclosure/authorization forms with a liability waiver and a conspicuous notice of intent to obtain consumer reports.” Compliance with the FCRA need not be onerous. We have the tools to make compliance simple and effective. On December 2, 2013, United States District Judge […]

Want to find out how FRAUD is most likely discovered? Can you rely on external audits to find it? Do you know the tell-tale signs? Should you typically expect your newly-hired employee or your long-time employee to commit fraud? The Association of Certified Fraud Examiner’s (ACFE) 2012 Report to the Nations on Occupational Fraud and […]

Frequently we hear of organizations receiving criminal conviction reports that are very inexpensive and very quick. Usually this means the consumer reporting agency is using database information to report criminal conviction searches without performing required due diligence on the accuracy of the information in the report. Consumer reporting agencies are required to confirm adverse information […]

Are employers caught in the middle of marijuana use by an employee while on the job? A worker in Colorado who undergoes a random drug test is found to test positive for marijuana use, but in less than a month pot-smoking will be legal there. Can a company with a zero-tolerance policy for illegal drug […]