Credit Checks

New and Updated

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  Employment Law Guide

  Preemployment Screening and Testing: Vermont

  Updated to reflect law regarding inquiries with respect to sealed or expunged criminal records, effective July 1, 2019.

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  Letters and Forms

  Adverse Action Letter (for Background Checks)

  This letter may be used by an employer when it is basing an adverse employment decision on background check information it received from a third-party consumer reporting agency in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

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  Letters and Forms

  Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Investigative Consumer Report Disclosure Form

  An employer may use this model Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) investigative consumer report disclosure form when engaging a third party consumer reporting agency (i.e., background checks service provider) to conduct investigative consumer reports (e.g., reference checks, employer verifications, etc.) in compliance with FCRA.

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  Letters and Forms

  Background Check Disclosure Form

  An employer may use this model background check disclosure form when engaging a third party consumer reporting agency (i.e., background checks service provider) to conduct investigative consumer reports (e.g., reference checks, employer verifications, etc.) in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

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  Letters and Forms

  Pre-Adverse Action Letter (for Background Checks)

  This letter may be used by an employer when it is contemplating not hiring a person based on information in a background check obtained from a third-party consumer reporting agency in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).

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  Interactive Flowcharts

  Conduct a Credit Check for Employment Purposes

  Enhanced to improve the comprehensiveness, organization and scope.

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  How To

  How to Conduct a Credit Check for Employment Purposes

  Updated to include amended notice requirements under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, effective September 21, 2018.

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  Handbook Templates

  Reference Checks Handbook Statement

  Updated guidance to include information on the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation, effective May 25, 2018.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Negligent Hiring: Oregon

  Updated to reflect law protecting employers from negligent hiring claims, effective January 1, 2018.

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  Employment Law Guide

  Negligent Hiring: Montana

  Updated to reflect law protecting employers from negligent hiring claims, effective July 1, 2017.