The Authorization

In the last article we discussed the disclosure to the applicant. You must disclose to your applicant that you are going to obtain their consumer report and that you will use this information as a factor in deciding whether you will employ them. You can’t, however, stop there. You must obtain written authorization prior to […]

We’d like to take a moment to reiterate something you shouldn’t do when screening applicants. Don’t encumber your disclosure document with extraneous information. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has written in their guidance for employers: Tell the applicant or employee that you might use information in their consumer report for decisions related to their employment. […]