Joe Messer and Andrew Schwartz are looking forward to the Professional Background Screeners Association’s Annual Conference in Boston on Sep 8 – 10, 2024 where they will be presenting How to Effectively Manage FCRA Litigation. They hope to see you at the Conference and at their presentation.
On December 14, 2022 I presented a Professional Background Screening Associations (PBSA) Educational Resources Committee webinar entitled Why You Need a FCRA Compliance Manual and What it Should Include. During the presentation I explain the “reasonable”
Internal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Compliance Audits can be an effective way to guard against lawsuits. A properly conducted Audit will expose operational deficiencies which can subject your firm to potential liabilities so you can address them before liability arises. This article describes what an Audit can cover, how to motivate your employees to meaningfully participate in the Audit, what to do with the information gleaned from the Audit and how to protect negative information from the Audit from disclosure if litigation arises.
On September 13, 2022, Joe Messer will be speaking at the Professional Background Screening
Association’s Annual Conference at the Gaylord Rockies Resort in Denver, Colorado. He will present a
seminar on Fair Credit Reporting Act compliance audits and how they can guard against FCRA lawsuits.
Illinois employers who use background or credit checks for employment purposes must be aware of three Illinois laws which govern that process. These laws limit the ability of employer to use background checks to eliminate job applicants, or terminate existing employees.