Employment Background Check Difficulties? If So, Please Contact Us

Do you know or suspect that you've been denied employment recently because of erroneous information in an employment background check? If so, the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse would like to hear from you.

Whether you are a job applicant or an existing employee, you should know that the employer must tell you (s)he plans to perform a background check and get your written consent first. If you're not hired because of information in a background check, the employer must give you the name of the company that prepared the report and let you know that you're entitled to receive a free copy of your report from that company. The same applies if you are an existing employee and your employer has conducted a background check on you, perhaps in consideration for a promotion or as part of an all-staff review process.

We'd like to hear from you if you've been affected by errors in your background check, especially reports of criminal records that are not yours, perhaps due to identity theft.

For information on how to contact PRC staff, visit:
www.privacyrights.org/about_us.htm#contact

To read more about background checks and the law, read our guides:

• Employment Background Checks: A Jobseeker's Guide
  http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs16-bck.htm

• Employment Background Checks in California: New Focus on Accuracy
  http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs16a-califbck.htm