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The short answer is yes: the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires you to get permission from your applicant or employee before conducting a background check. Aside from this legal requirement, telling applicants what to expect as part of the selection process is considered a professional courtesy, especially if you’ll conduct background checks, which dig into history that may not be directly related to the work they will be doing.
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Question: Our employees are required to attend sexual harassment prevention training. Do we need to pay for their time at training?
Question: What are the basic steps of a harassment investigation?