Using these forms and supporting info will help you run a legally compliant screening program. Of course, you should always consult experienced legal counsel to be fully compliant.

To help ensure our clients run a legally compliant screening program, members of our team who interface with customers are required to earn their FCRA Certification from the National Association of Professional Background Screeners.

When providing these forms to your candidate, you will need to start with the FCRA Summary of Rights, followed by the FCRA Disclosure. Provide the FCRA Disclosure form as a stand-alone document, separate from any other forms. If your candidate lives in California, you must provide a California Investigative Consumer Report Disclosure in addition to the FCRA Disclosure. This must also be a stand-alone document, separate from all other forms.

These links provide information to help guide you through various legal issues when using a consumer reporting agency such as our partner*.

Using Consumer Reports: What Employers Need to Know
http://business.ftc.gov/documents/bus08-using-consumer-reports-what-employers-need-know

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
http://www.eeoc.gov/ada/index.html

Drivers Privacy Protection Act (DPPA)
http://www.accessreports.com/statutes/DPPA1.htm

Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fcra.htm

A Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/pdf-0096-fair-credit-reporting-act.pdf

Notice to Users of Consumer Reports: Obligations of Users Under the FCRA
http://ftc.gov/os/fedreg/2010/august/100816fcraappendixh.pdf

Using Consumer Reports: What Employers Need to Know
http://business.ftc.gov/documents/bus08-using-consumer-reports-what-employers-need-know

Using Consumer Reports: What Landlords Need to Know
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/landlord.htm

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
http://www.ftc.gov/

Social Security Administration (SSA)
http://www.ssa.gov/

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
http://www.eeoc.gov/