Friday, January 07, 2005
Employee Background Checks - The Applicant Perspective
About.Com's job searching guide, Alison Doyle, posted a nice article on the applicant's perspective of pre employment screening. The article covers why employers want to check into your background, what's included in an employee background check, what can't be included in an employee background check, and how to prepare for the pre employment screening process.
In a side note, Cary Duke has started The Comp Expert blog. It's a nice web blog so check it out. She let me know that she will soon be writing about post-offer, pre-employment physicals.
In a side note, Cary Duke has started The Comp Expert blog. It's a nice web blog so check it out. She let me know that she will soon be writing about post-offer, pre-employment physicals.
Pre Employment Screening - Legal Update
Effective Jan. 31 - Federal Trade Commission is Requiring Employers Engaged in Pre Employment Screening to Provide a Newly Revised Version of the FCRA Summary of Rights to Applicants and Employee Who are Subjected to Background Checks
In signing the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (the Fact Act) into law on December 04, 2003, President Bush and Congress amended the FCRA in several respects. The "Fact Act" required the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to create new notices reflecting these changes. On November 30, 2004, the FTC released the final revised notices to consumers (employees and applicants), furnishers of information (i.e. Inquest Pre Employment Screening), and users of consumer reports (i.e. Inquest Clients). The revised notices take effect on 01/31/05.
You can find the FTC's final ruling and all of the revised notices on FTC's Website www.ftc.gov. You can also download a copy of the Revised Summary of Rights from our Website.
In signing the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (the Fact Act) into law on December 04, 2003, President Bush and Congress amended the FCRA in several respects. The "Fact Act" required the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to create new notices reflecting these changes. On November 30, 2004, the FTC released the final revised notices to consumers (employees and applicants), furnishers of information (i.e. Inquest Pre Employment Screening), and users of consumer reports (i.e. Inquest Clients). The revised notices take effect on 01/31/05.
You can find the FTC's final ruling and all of the revised notices on FTC's Website www.ftc.gov. You can also download a copy of the Revised Summary of Rights from our Website.
