Employers are being sued for failing to adhere to the basic requirements set forth in the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Some of the latest actions claim that employers are failing to obtain consent, failing to utilize legal consent forms, falling to engage in adverse action process, and/or utilizing outdated notice forms.
Don’t be the target of one of these lawsuits! Engage counsel who is competent to review your hiring process and help your remain in compliance. Litigation is expensive, and some of the more popular types of lawsuits are class action related. Plaintiffs’ attorneys represent consumers/applicants who are treated in the same fashion. These suits can seek from $100 to $1,000 per member of the class for each violation of the FCRA. Defendant employers can also face punitive damages if their hiring actions are deemed willful under the FCRA by either knowingly or recklessly disregarding their statutory duties.
Another step to take to insure FCRA compliance is to review a joint publication from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) titled “Background Checks: What Employers Need to Know.” This publication – which explains how compliance with the FCRA and anti-discrimination laws intersect when employers use background checks – is available here.
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