Important Links and Articles

US Federal Trade Commission (ftc.gov)

• Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) – Full Text (PDF)
• A Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (PDF)
• Notice to Users of Consumer Reports: Obligations of Users Under the FCRA (Effective 1/1/2013, PDF)
• FTC Resource for Identity Theft
• FTC Final Commission Report on Protecting Consumer Privacy
• 40 Years of Experience with the Fair Credit Reporting Act: An FTC Staff Report with Summary of Interpretations
• Background Checks: What Employers Need to Know
• Using Consumer Reports: What Employers Need to Know
• Background Checks: What Job Applicants and Employees Need to Know
• Disposing of Consumer Report Information? Rule Tells How

US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov)

• Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
• What You Should Know About the EEOC and Arrest and Conviction Records
• Background Checks – What Employers Need to Know
• Americans with Disabilities Act

US Department of Justice (usdoj.gov)

• Sex Offender Registries

US Department of Labor (dol.gov)

• Department of Labor eLaw Advisors

Other Important Federal Government Sites

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB)
• Federal Sentencing Guidelines
• Department of Transportation