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What's an adverse action disclosure letter?

If your business uses credit history and related information to evaluate potential employees, you must disclose this to those whose credit you check. An adverse action disclosure letter lets you inform potential employees about their credit checks and, if you choose, gives them a chance to respond to the information in their credit report.

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Here's the information you'll need to have handy to complete your adverse action disclosure letter:

  • Who you're sending the letter to: Have their name and contact information ready
  • Why you're checking their credit: Know the reason for the credit check, as well as the contact information of the credit reporting agency
  • Information review: Decide if you will give the recipient a chance to review and respond to the information about them

If you want to give your potential hires a chance to resolve or clarify their weak credit history before making the final hiring decision, you can do that by sending the candidate a pre-adverse action disclosure letter. LegalZoom also provides you with a wide collection of letter templates that you can use for varied business needs.

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