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check. If you are unclear about what must
be provided to your candidates, contact your
service provider for a list of obligations under
the FCRA.
3) Pre-Adverse and Adverse Action
Letters - Notifications must be provided to
a candidate with criminal records on their
background check. Pre-adverse action letters
notify the candidate of a criminal record on
their background check and give them the
opportunity to contact your screening service
provider to dispute the results. Adverse Action
Letters let the candidate know that they are
not being offered a job because of
something on their background check, and
must be sent out five or more business days
after the Pre-Adverse Action letters.
As the need for screening continues
to increase, policies like these, with an
understanding of your legal obligations,
can help improve your ability to run
background checks effectively.
