Does a credit dispute follow FCRA guidelines?

You are correct. Experian has 30 days to investigate the dispute. If it needed additional time (for example, if during the dispute you provided...

If a background check reports that you cannot be bonded, can that be corrected in any fashion after 8 years?

This is an interesting question. Which company prepared the background report? What information is being reported? Typically, charges where...

That's an interesting question. Are these background checks coming from a third party background check company (for example, HireRIght,...

If u been working for a month and your background check came back. Saying you have a felony and they fired you.

Employers need to be very careful about employee rights when they use background reports to hire/fire people. As indicated earlier, the employer...

Does an out of state charge come up in employment background checks?

It would depend if the employer uses a criminal background company (for example, HireRight, First Advantage, Sterling, Intellicorp, TrueHire etc. ...

It's amazing how these criminal background reporting agencies get reports like yours wrong. Often, and out of laziness, these companies purchase...

Had a background screening done on me that came back with false information. Not on my credit reports or anything. What can I do

Typically credit reporting agencies simply just get it wrong! Instead of using information available to them, they rush reports to make a quick...

Can my ex employer do and say this? Is this Bullying, Harassment or Retaliation?

You have a very good potential claim for workplace discrimination under the ADA, Title VII as well as the Ohio Civil Rights statute. How large of a...

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Can I get turned down for unemployment due to my employer running a prehire background check after I was hired then fired me?

Were you given a copy of your background report and a summary of your rights before Burger King fired you? The law requires that Burger King give...

I believe I'm being forced out of my job for highlighting violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act. What should I do?

You may have a claim for work place retaliation and a claim for whistle blowing (depending on additional facts). I would want to know more about...