{"id":5330,"date":"2016-09-29T17:29:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T17:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=5330"},"modified":"2016-09-29T17:29:32","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T17:29:32","slug":"steps-employer-can-take-comply-fair-credit-reporting-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/steps-employer-can-take-comply-fair-credit-reporting-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Steps an Employer Can Take to Comply With the Fair Credit Reporting Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/attorneys\/lane-v-erickson\">Lane V. Erickson<\/a>, Attorney<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">In order to determine how an employer can comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, in creating an employment relationship with an employee, let\u2019s consider the following common scenario. \u3000You are a manager at an employing company that has several job vacancies to fill. This company is also thinking about promoting some current employees to new or higher positions. The company has winnowed down the stack of applications and resumes and wants to run background checks on employee applicants through a third party company who is in the business of compiling background information. This will include obtaining a credit report for the prospective or current employees.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"LTR\" align=\"JUSTIFY\">The steps that you and this employer company can now take to ensure that full compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act are as follows:<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/steps-employer-can-take-comply-fair-credit-reporting-act\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Steps an Employer Can Take to Comply With the Fair Credit Reporting Act\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lane V. Erickson, Attorney In order to determine how an employer can comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, in creating an employment relationship with an employee, let\u2019s consider the following common scenario. \u3000You are a manager at an employing company that has several job vacancies to fill. 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