Resources
Client Login:
- A Matter of Fact's client online reporting system
http://www.amatteroffact.net
Background Check Badges:
Use a Background Check Badge to help inform prospective employees, investors, and other stakeholders, that you are careful in your hiring process and what the benefits are for them. See, Thorough Background Check Badges.Forms:
Start-Up Kit
- Entire Start-Up Kit in a compressed Zip File [Download]
- For individual documents from the Start-Up Kit, see Start-Up Kit
Other Forms
- California Workers' Compensation Form [Download]
Articles and Whitepapers:
- California Criminal Background Checks
- California Employer Background Check Requirements
- Credit Bureau Contact Information
- Criminal Checks: Cost Versus Risk
- Criminal Database Limitations: A Database Search Does Not a Background Check Make
- Examples of Serious Flags Found on Background Checks
- Employment Background Checks: What Do We Recommend?
- Improve Profitability: Dividends from Employment Background Checks
- Proper Employment Background Checks: Patience Now Means Accuracy and Completeness Later
- Need to Speed Up Your Background Checks?
- Reduce Turnover: Make the Right Hire the First Time
- Six Common Reasons Other Names May Appear on a Social Security Number Scan
- The Growing Trend to Thorough Background Checks
- Why Do Some Background Checks Take Longer Than I Expect?
- Archive
Informational Documents:
- Summary of California Employer Requirements Under the FCRA and CA Civil Code Section 1786 [Download]
- A Matter of Fact Privacy Policy and Access Security Requirements
- NAID Certification Background Check and Drug Screening Requirements
Resources of Interest from Industry Sources:
- Criminal Background Check Guides by U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Guidelines and Sample Policies
- Survey and Study Reports
- Articles Advocating Thorough Background Checks
- Articles
- Glossary of Credit Terms
- Reading a Credit Report
- Legal Dictionary Search
Associate Links:
- Carole Edman & Associates Your "HR Manager To Go" and On-Call Human Resources Coach http://www.hrmanagertogo.com
Government Links:
- FTC Fair Credit Reporting Act Information and Notices
http://www.ftc.gov/os/statutes/fcrajump.shtm - Using Consumer Reports (What Employers Need to Know)
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/buspubs/credempl.shtm - FTC Consumer Information Disposal Rules
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/alerts/alt152.shtm - Patriot Act
http://www.epic.org/privacy/terrorism/hr3162.html - Social Security Number Verification
http://www.ssa.gov/employer/ssnv.htm - Driver's Privacy Protection Act (DPPA)
http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/18C123.txt - Americans with Disabilities Act: Questions and Answers
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/employmt.htm - California Investigative Consumer Reporting
Agencies Act (CA Civil Code Section 1786)
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html (select Civil Code, Click Search, then scroll down to Section 1786) - FindLaw State Resources
http://www.findlaw.com/11stategov/index.html - State and Local Government on the Net
http://www.statelocalgov.net/
