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Forms and Sample Reports
Complying With The Federal Credit Reporting Act
What Employers Need To Know
Employers using background investigations for employment purposes must comply with the Fair
Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
- Give a written disclosure to the subject, separate from the application, that a
background investigation may be conducted prior to requesting the background report.
- Obtain the written authorization of the applicant/employee before you request a background report.
- If any adverse employment action is taken based in whole or in part upon the background investigation,
you must provide the subject with a notice before the adverse action. This notice must include:
- A copy of the background investigation report.
- A summary of the applicant's rights under the FCRA.
- After providing this information to the subject, the employer must wait approximately five days before
actually taking the adverse action.
- Upon taking the adverse action, you must provide:
- Notice of the adverse action being taken.
- The name, address and toll-free number of the background investigation company that provided the report.
- A statement that the background investigation company did not make the decision for adverse action and is
unable to provide the subject the specific reasons why the adverse action was taken.
- Notice of the subject's right to obtain a free copy of the background report from the background
investigation company within 60 days.
- Notice of the consumer's right to dispute the accuracy or completeness of any information in the background
report.
Forms
Fair Credit Reporting Act
Your rights under the fair credit reporting act
Word or
PDF
Application for Employment
Interested in employment with Pinnacle? Download this form and return
it to our office via fax, mail, or email. Or modify it for your own application
for employment needs.
Word or
PDF
Applicant Advice Memo
Advice on how to fill out an employment application that will get you noticed, and
allow employers to quickly process your application.
Word or
PDF
Client Services Agreement
No contract is required to use Pinnacle's services. Just fax us this
form and you can start using our services right away!
PDF
Notice of Consumer Reports
View this document for information regarding notices of consumer reporting
use and information regarding the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Word or
PDF
Notification of Adverse Action
This form is a sample notification of adverse action for your use. It
follows the proper procedure for notifiying an applicant of a rejection
due to information provided by Pinnacle Investigations. It also instructs
the applicant how to contact Pinnacle if there are any inquiries about
the information that was provided.
Word or
PDF
Notification of Investigation
Very similar to the notification listed above, this letter is a way to
inform your applicant of the information provided by Pinnacle Investigations.
PDF
Authorization for Release of Information
You may want to use this form for your applicants. Pinnacle provides this
form to our clients free of charge.
Word or
PDF
Sample Reports
Healthcare Silver Star
Report
This is a sample of the Silver Star Report for our Healthcare clients.
It includes Social Security Verification, Alias and Maiden Names Research,
Criminal History in all locations lived, Federal Court Criminal Check,
and OIG/GSA Research.
PDF
Pre-Employment Silver
Star Report
This is a sample of the Silver Star Report for our Pre-Employment clients.
It includes Social Security Verification, Alias and Maiden Names Research,
Criminal History in all locations lived, and Federal Court Criminal Check.
PDF
Tenancy Silver Star Report
This is a sample of the Silver Star Report for our Tenancy clients. It
includes Social Security Verfication, Alias and Maiden Names Research,
Criminal History in all locations lived, and a Credit Report.
PDF
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