Background Checks and Testing Related Resources

Forms

• Adverse Action Notice - FCRA and ICRAA
• Certification to Consumer Credit Reporting Agency
• Certification to Investigative Consumer Reporting Agency
• Credit Check Checklist
• Criminal Background Screening Checklist
• Criminal History Individualized Assessment of Applicant
• Disclosure and Authorization to Obtain Consumer Credit Report – California
• Disclosure and Authorization to Obtain Consumer Credit Report – California – Instructions
• Disclosure and Authorization to Obtain Consumer Credit Report – Federal
• Disclosure and Authorization to Obtain Investigative Consumer Report – California
• Disclosure and Authorization to Obtain Investigative Consumer Report – Federal
• Fair Credit Reporting Act - Summary of Your Rights
• Fair Credit Reporting Act - Summary of Your Rights - Spanish
• Notice of Final Decision to Withdraw Employment Offer - Criminal History Only
• Notice of Final Decision to Withdraw Employment Offer - Criminal History Only - Spanish
• Notice of Preliminary Decision to Withdraw Employment Offer - Criminal History Only
• Notice of Preliminary Decision to Withdraw Employment Offer - Criminal History Only - Spanish
• Pre-Adverse Action Disclosure - FCRA and ICRAA

Tools

• How To: Oversee Pre-Employment Drug Testing

Q&As

• Can we ask applicants if they have a felony conviction in our application or during their interview?
• Our background check company’s report included a very old felony conviction; can I consider this conviction in making my hiring decision?
• Can we do a pre-employment drug test on a minor?
• May I run a credit check on a job applicant or an employee?
• Can I use Megan’s Law lists to make employment decisions like screening job applicants or withdrawing offers of employment?
• What happens if a potential new hire has a medical marijuana card or uses marijuana recreationally? How will this work if he fails his pre-employment drug test?
• Can we refuse to hire an applicant who voluntarily disclosed that, as a minor, he had a now-expunged felony conviction?
• Can we require applicants to pay for the cost of a background check as long as we reimburse them once they have worked for us a specific amount of time?
• Can we revoke a job offer if a background check revealed some criminal history?
• May I test applicants or employees to make sure they are up to the job?