FACTS TO KNOW

CIBER-Safe provides background employment reports that are in full compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The FCRA, enforced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), is designed to promote accuracy and ensure the privacy of the information used in consumer reports. Employers that use the information provided by CIBER-Safe are also governed by the FCRA.

Prior to performing any background check for employment purposes, you must notify the individual in writing that a consumer report may be used and obtain written authorization before ordering the background report. For your convenience, you may download a sample disclosure and authorization letter from our site; or, use one of your own.

If, as a result of the information contained in the consumer report, you expect to take "adverse action," (deny a job application, reassign or terminate an employee or deny a promotion) you must pre-advise the individual of your intent. Should you take that action, you must also notify the consumer of "adverse action" and comply as stipulated in the FCRA.

• Pre-Adverse Action Letter
• Adverse Action Letter

For complete details on your employer obligations under the FCRA, please refer to our Using Consumer Reports link.