Compliance
- Disclosure and authorization: gaining consent to run background checks
- The Adverse Action process: deciding not to move forward with a candidate
- What is the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)?
- What are "Ban the Box" laws?
- Individualized Assessment: how to make hiring decisions when reviewing adverse information
- How does the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) apply to background checks?
- How do background check reporting requirements vary by state?
- How are independent contractors treated by the FCRA and other employment laws?
- What's the role of fingerprinting or biometrics in background checks?
- Why do I need to be credentialed before I can request background checks?
- Location-specific reasons for requesting pre-employment credit reports
- How do I know that candidates are who they say they are?
- Can we do background checks for international candidates, and do they comply with GDPR?
- What are state salary exceptions?
- How do I gather evergreen consent to run ongoing background checks?
- How does Checkr match candidates and criminal records?
- How does Massachusetts' CORI search apply to background checks?
- How does Checkr manage a candidate's consent form?
- What is a 613 letter (Contemporaneous Notice)?
- How should landlords perform tenant screenings?
- Compliance Resources