COMPLIANCE:

Background investigations completed by NATIONAL PROFILES, INC.. are conducted in compliance to the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Before NATIONAL PROFILES, INC.. can provide our service for a client, a review must be conducted of the employment application. The applicant must be notified and must provide written authorization to allow information contained on the application to be investigated including criminal records, education, employment, reputation and credit history. Section 604 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act identifies the permissible purposes for conducting a credit check. Application for employment is one area identified by the Act as a permissible purpose for accessing credit records. Any employee who is denied employment, in whole or in part due to the information contained in a NATIONAL PROFILES, INC.. report, must be notified of this decision and must be informed of the agency that provided the information. For additional information regarding the Fair Credit Reporting Act, please click on: FCRA

NATIONAL PROFILES, INC.. will not, during the course of a background investigation, conduct any questioning of former employers and references that would identify an applicant’s race, religion, country of natural origin, marital status or age.

The Fair Credit Reporting Act regulates pre-employment background investigations. The three primary areas of concern for employers as outlined below, are reasonable and are in place to protect the applicant and the employer. The sample copy of the applicant’s authorization and the summary of the applicant’s rights are for advice only. A complete copy of the Fair Credit Reporting Act may be viewed by visiting:  www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fcra.htm

The first area of concern requires the applicant to sign a form that both notifies them of the investigation that will be conducted and authorizing the employer and NATIONAL PROFILES, INC. to conduct this background investigation. This authorization must be separate from the employment application and must consist solely of the authorization. The applicant must be notified in writing when a background investigation is being conducted within three days of your company requesting our office to conduct this check. You may notify the applicant in writing at the time of application if you will be requesting the background check after your interview process. You are not required to provide this notice if you decide that the candidate is not suitable and a background check will not be conducted. A sample authorization can be viewed by clicking on: EMPLOYMENT AUTHORIZATION

The second area is concerned with adverse action. If employment is denied in whole or in part due to information contained in a report by NATIONAL PROFILES, INC., the applicant must be notified of their rights under the FCRA. A copy of this summary entitled “A Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act” must be provided to the applicant if an adverse action is taken.