Title: Government Agencies and Laws that Regulates Employment Screening Services
1Government Agencies and Laws that Regulates
Employment Screening Services
2Having to know the important information about
the qualified applicants before hiring them
allows you to make appropriate decisions. This is
the reason why we need to conduct a background
check and use employment screening services on
the applicants who want to work for the company.
3Before availing an employment screening service,
first, we need to know the rules and regulations.
But what government agencies and laws that
regulate employment screening services? The
following slides will give you an idea about the
legal regulators of the said services.
4- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC) is a federal agency that administers and
enforces civil rights laws against workplace
discrimination.
5- It is stated that background check reports can be
used in making hiring decisions and evaluation
criteria. However, the companies should also
weigh if the criminal records can affect the
qualification for the position and the company.
6- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- The Federal Trade Commission works to prevent
fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business
practices. They also provide information to help
consumers spot, stop, and avoid scams and fraud.
It is also the one that enforces the FCRA.
7- They have provisions that all companies should
inform all their applicants about the nature and
scope of the employment screening process that
they will conduct on them.
8- The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
- It is the law regulates the accuracy of credit
reports which contains the information about a
persons credit, bill repayment history, and the
status of his credit accounts.
9- The HRs, employers or companies that want to use
credit reports to check their applicants must
follow a specific set of procedures.
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