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Compliance update: Pizza Hut’s FCRA Lawsuit

The lawsuit filed against Pizza Hut by the FCRA last month is similar to the ones filed against Michael’s earlier this year and Whole Foods in 2014. The background check disclosure in the application process was not absolutely pristine, and thus the restaurant chain...

Where do criminal background checks come from?

The single source database and other myths of criminal background checks There is no single source for criminal background checks. There—it’s out. Many employment screening companies sell their customers on the national database search, but there are so many gaps in...

Investigating Santa’s Helpers

Have you watched “The Christmas Story” yet this year? Were the Santas of your childhood more like that Santa, or did they more closely resemble the “Miracle on 34th Street” Santa Claus? The real Santa would have had a tough time with a background check, especially...

FCRA: What does it mean now?

Debtor’s financial records are available to debt collectors through Accurint, a service provided by LexisNexis; however, earlier this month, a federal judge required a payment of $13.5M for violations of the FCRA. The violation was caused by LexisNexis’ refusal to...