Navigating Adverse Action: What You Need to Know During Your Background Check
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When a background check reveals information that could affect your job offer, employers must follow a specific process called "Adverse Action" to ensure fairness and protect your rights.
Before any decisions are made, the employer will carefully assess the findings. This includes reviewing factors like how long ago an offense occurred, its relevance to the role you’re applying for, and any positive changes in your life since then. In some cases, the law requires employers to provide a written explanation of this assessment.
How the Adverse Action Process Works:
1. Pre-Adverse Action Notice
If the employer is considering making a negative decision based on your background check, they must send you a notice. This includes a copy of your background check and a summary of your rights.
2. Your Chance to Respond
You’ll be given time to review the report and provide any additional context or corrections. If there’s an error, this is your chance to dispute the findings.
3. Final Adverse Action Notice
If the employer still decides against hiring you after reviewing your response, they will send a final notice. This informs you of your rights, including how to get another copy of your report and your option to dispute the decision.
How Turn Can Help
Turn’s platform makes this process simpler and fairer by giving you the opportunity to provide additional context. Their user-friendly system ensures that employers handle your case with care, following all legal requirements, and allows you to easily navigate your background check results.
Disclaimer:
Turn’s Blog does not provide legal advice, guidance, or counsel. Companies should consult their own legal counsel to address their compliance responsibilities under the FCRA and applicable state and local laws. Turn explicitly disclaims any warranties or assumes responsibility for damages associated with or arising out of the provided information.
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