Backgrounds Online's Knowledge Bank

We offer assistance and education on all FCRA compliance matters to ensure you hire right and hire smart.

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) is the federal law that governs background checks and the companies who conduct them. When comparing vendors, employers need to make sure that the vendor is FCRA compliant. Background checks that are not FCRA compliant will not protect the employer should something go wrong and could put the employer in a legal liability situation.

Employers must also be FCRA compliant and Backgrounds Online fully educates its clients on how to do so. FCRA compliance for employers includes having their job applicants fill out the release of information, making sure reports are stored and destroyed properly and proper steps are taken when employment is denied based on a background check. Backgrounds Online assists employers in all of these items and more to make sure they are FCRA compliant.

Backgrounds Online consistently ensures that all of its reports are FCRA compliant and meet its guidelines. We also constantly monitor the FCRA for any changes and update clients to those changes as needed.