The Trade-Off Between Privacy and Openness in Employment Screening
Speech by Beth Givens, PRC Director, at the Conference of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners
Nashville, TN
April 5, 2006
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Priscilla's Story: Asked to Sign a Broad Background Check Waiver for a Potential Job Promotion
Priscilla was seeking a promotion in her county job. She was asked to sign a waiver allowing the personnel department to conduct a background check. She felt the waiver was far too broad. This is an excerpt:
Read MoreBill's Story: Lost Job Due to Arrest Record that Could Later Not Be Found
Bill started a temp-to-permanent job and was asked to perform a fingerprint check. Two weeks later, he was let go because of an arrest in 1990 for theft. He called the courthouse to check out for the criminal record, but there was no information on file.
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John's Story: Denied Employment Due to Stroke-Related Bad Credit
John had been regularly denied employment due to poor credit stemming from a stroke. During a recent job interview, he spoke very candidly about his financial position—making them aware that he suffered a stroke and lost his job as a result.
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Specialty Consumer Reports Basics
A specialty consumer report (compiled by a specialty consumer reporting agency) may include
residential or tenant history check writing and banking history employment history insurance claims medical records and prescription history Read More
Dealing with Errors on Your Consumer Report
You have the right to dispute incomplete or inaccurate information in any consumer report prepared about you by a consumer reporting agency (CRA) including credit reporting agencies (credit bureaus) and specialty agencies (check writing history, medical records, rental history).
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Survey of Californians Shows Overwhelming Support for Stronger Data Broker Regulations and the CA Delete Act
An August 25-26 survey of over 500 Californians reveals overwhelming consumer support for California Senate Bill 362 (SB 362)—the California Delete Act—and significant consumer concerns regarding the collection and selling of their personal data by data brokers.
Findings include:
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Can a California employer see my rap sheet (criminal record)?
Generally, no.
It can only be seen by certain employers (public utilities, law enforcement, security guard firms and childcare facilities).
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