Complying with the Fair Credit Reporting Act when conducting Pre-Employment Checks
When using a third party provider to conduct background checks Florida State University must comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
The FCRA is the federal law that governs the acquisition and use of most background information on applicants and employees. Although it is lawful for employers to obtain and use background information on applicants and employees, they must follow several important procedures when obtaining and using these materials. As defined by the FCRA, consumer reports prepared by a consumer reporting agency that bear on an applicant's or employee's credit worthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living, when such information is used, or expected to be used, or collected in whole or in part for "employment purposes." Almost any communication of information concerning an applicant for employee from a consumer reporting agency to an employer would potentially be a consumer report. Common examples of consumer reports include Department of Motor Vehicle record checks, criminal background checks, and credit history checks, when this information is obtained from a consumer reporting agency.
COMMON LINKS
- Human Resources - Tasks for Department Representatives
- Human Resources - Classification Document Search
3B - EMPLOYMENT & RECRUITMENT LINKS
- Child Labor Laws
- US Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Human Resources - Employment
3C - INSURANCE & BENEFITS LINKS
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Capital Health Plan
- Caremark
- United Health Care
- VISTA
- Division of Retirement
- FSU Credit Union
- GABOR Agency
- Internal Revenue Code
- Lincoln National
- MetLife
- Human Resources - Insurance and Benefits
- Prepaid College
- State Deferred Compensation
- TIAA-CREF
- Employee Tuition Scholarship Program
- VALIC
3D - HIRING & COMPENSATION LINKS
- Code of Federal Regulations
- Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
- Family and Medical Leave Act - Q & A
- Employment Laws
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Federal Register
- Federal Wage and Hour Division
- FSU and You Handbook
- HR Departmental Reps Resources
- United States Code
- Worker's Compensation Law
3F - TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LINKS
3G - EMPLOYEE & LABOR RELATIONS LINKS
3H - OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES (OPS) LINKS
- Americans with Disabilities
- Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
- Family and Medical Leave Act - Q & A
- Employment Laws
- Federal Register
- Federal Wage and Hour
- US Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Worker's Compensation Law
3I - EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AND COMPLIANCE LINKS
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
- Americans with Disabilities
- Ban Against Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978
- Civil Rights Act of 1991
- Educational Amendment Act of 1972, Title IX
- Equal Pay Act of 1963
- Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI
- Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII
- Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992
- Florida Hate Crime Reporting Act of 1989
- Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (section 504)