Tag: consumer report

  As the credit reporting industry grew, so did the need to regulate its reach. Until the passing of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, there were no protections for the individuals whose personal information was being compiled in the form of “investigative consumer reports” and provided to private businesses to make hiring (for employers) and […]

You run background checks in the first place to protect your company assets. So when something turns up that causes concern, it is important to take adverse action as conscientiously as you did the process of running a background check. For example, before conducting a background check on a prospective employee (also called a consumer […]