HR Breaking the Law?

[Andg1228]

A thebank I used to work at, it was required of the CSR's at the Main Office to do the credit/ consumer reports on potential employees. We were given applications before they were even looked at and told by HR to do the report on them. (Yes the people signed the form.) If thier score was below a certain number, we were told to throw the applications out, and not even contact the applicant what so ever. I know this is wrong, but can anything be done?

 

[Attorney_Replogle]

You can notify the EEOC that the ex-employer bank is violating the federal Fair Credit Restoration Act (FCRA). When the employer bank decided to use consumer credit reports as a tool for hiring decisions, they had to send each applicant a written pre-adverse action disclosure. Then after they chose not to hire a particular individual, they had to send that applicant a written adverse action notice.

Failure to follow the law by the employer bank can subject it to a suit in federal court. For more information on this law, please see www.freeadvice.com/gov_material/ftc-what-employers-need-to-know-12-97.htm

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Mark B. Replogle