Advanced Reporting http://www.advrep.com Professional Background Screening Services Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:22:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 en hourly 1 Two Companies Pay Civil Penalties to Settle FTC Charges of FCRA violations http://www.advrep.com/2009/08/20/two-companies-pay-civil-penalties-to-settle-ftc-charges-of-fcra-violations/ http://www.advrep.com/2009/08/20/two-companies-pay-civil-penalties-to-settle-ftc-charges-of-fcra-violations/#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:34:31 +0000 Elaine http://www.advrep.com/?p=161 Two companies that fired workers and rejected job applicants based on background checks without informing them of their rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated federal law. The settlements require the defendants to pay $77,000 in civil penalties and bar future FCRA violations.

For more information see the FTC press release and contact us today about how to utilize our integrated FCRA notification compliance tools.

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