Employee Screening Authorization

 

DISCLOSURE AND AUTHORIZATION FOR EMPLOYER TO ACCESS CONSUMER REPORTS

WAY Media, Inc. | 4820 Centennial BLVD. Suite 115 | Colorado Springs, CO  80919 | (719) 533-0300

 

DISCLOSURE

 

By signing below, you acknowledge and understand that in connection with your application for employment with WAY Media, Inc. (including any independent contract for services) or when deciding whether to modify or continue your ongoing employment* (if hired), we may obtain a “consumer report” and/or an “investigative consumer report” on you from TRAK-1 TECHNOLOGY, a consumer reporting agency, or from any third party, in strict compliance with both state and federal law. A consumer report is any communication of information by a consumer reporting agency bearing on your credit worthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living which is used or expected to be used for purposes of serving as a factor in establishing your current and/or continuing eligibility for employment purposes. An investigative consumer report is obtained through personal interviews with individuals who may have knowledge of your character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living. The consumer reports or investigative consumer reports may contain public record information which may be requested or made on you including, but not limited to: consumer credit, criminal records, civil cases in which you have been involved, driving history records, current motor vehicle insurance coverage, education records, previous employment history, workers compensation claims history, social security traces, military records, professional licensure records, eviction records, drug testing, government records, and others. You further understand that these reports may include experience information along with reasons for termination of past employment. You also acknowledge and understand that information from various federal, state, local and other agencies which contain information about your past activities will be requested, and that a consumer report containing injury and illness records and medical information may be obtained only after a tentative offer of employment has been made. You are hereby notified that you have the right to make a timely request for a copy of the scope and nature of the above investigative background report and/or a complete copy of your consumer report contained in WAY Media, Inc.’s files on you at the time of your request by providing proper identification and the payment of any legally permissible fees. You are further notified that, prior to being denied employment based in whole or in part on information obtained in the consumer report, you will be provided a copy of the report, the name, address and telephone number of the consumer reporting agency and a description in writing of your rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Correspondence to TRAK-1 TECHNOLOGY should be forwarded to: Trak-1 Technology; Consumer Disputes; 7131 Riverside Parkway; Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74136. 1 (800) 600 – 8999.

 

 

CALIFORNIA APPLICANTS: California Civil Code section 1786.16(2) requires a separate disclosure and authorization to be signed by an applicant or current employee each time a background check is performed for employment purposes. This requirement does not apply in situations where the employer has a suspicion of wrongdoing or misconduct by a current employee.

 

 

 

MAINE APPLICANTS: Pursuant to Maine state law, § 1317(2), Trak-1 Technology is required to reinvestigate any consumer dispute made by a consumer residing in the state of Maine within 21 calendar days of notification of the dispute by the consumer.

 

 

THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT GIVES YOU SPECIFIC RIGHTS IN DEALING WITH CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES. YOU WILL BE GIVEN A SUMMARY OF THESE RIGHTS TOGETHER WITH THIS DOCUMENT.

 

AUTHORIZATION

 

By signing below, you hereby authorize, without reservation, TRAK-1 TECHNOLOGY or any third party contacted by this organization to furnish the abovementioned and requested information. You further authorize ongoing procurement of the above-mentioned information, reports and records at any time during your employment or contract or in the course of considering you for employment. You also agree that a fax or photocopy of this authorization with your signature is accepted as having the same authority as the original. You further authorize and request, without reservation, any present or former employer, school, police department, financial institution, division of motor vehicles, consumer reporting agencies, or other persons or agencies having knowledge about you to furnish WAY Media, Inc. with any and all background information in their possession regarding you, so that your employment qualifications may be evaluated and/or reassessed.

 

 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RECEIPT OF SUMMARY OF RIGHTS

 

By signing below, I certify: (1) that I have read and fully understand this disclosure and authorization; (2) that all of the information I am providing is true, complete, correct and accurate; and (3) that I have received the attached Summary of Your Rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. §1681 et seq.).

Your electronic signature on the WAY Media, Inc. electronic application  gives WAY Media, Inc. permission to obtain a complete consumer report.

 

* This information will be used for background screening purposes only.

 

 

NOTICE TO CALIFORNIA APPLICANTS ONLY: Pursuant to § 1786.22 of the California Civil Code, you may view the file maintained on you by Trak-1 Technology during normal business hours. You may also obtain a copy of this file, either in person or by mail, by submitting proper identification and paying the costs of duplication services. You may also receive a summary of the file by telephone upon production of adequate identification. Trak-1 is required to have trained personnel available to explain your file to you and any coded information contained therein. You may appear in person alone, or with another person of your choice, provided that this additional person furnishes proper identification.

 

 

 

NOTICE REGARDING BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA LAW

 

WAY Media, Inc. (the “Company”) intends to obtain information about you for employment purposes from an investigative consumer reporting agency or consumer credit reporting agency.  Thus, you can expect to be the subject of “investigative consumer reports” and “consumer credit reports” obtained for employment purposes.  Such reports may include information about your character, general reputation, personal characteristics and mode of living.  With respect to any investigative consumer report from an investigative consumer reporting agency (“ICRA”), the Company may investigate the information contained in your employment application and other background information about you, including but not limited to obtaining a criminal record report, verifying references, work history, your social security number, your educational achievements, licensure, and certifications, your driving record, and other information about you, and interviewing people who are knowledgeable about you.  The results of this report may be used as a factor in making employment decisions.  The source of any investigative consumer report (as that term is defined under California law) will be Trak-1 Technology; P.O. Box 52028; Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74152; 800-600-8999. The source of any credit report will be Trak-1 Technology; P.O. Box 52028; Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74152; 800-600-8999.  The Company agrees to provide you with a copy of an investigative consumer report when required to do so under California law.

Under California Civil Code section 1786.22, you are entitled to find out from an ICRA what is in the ICRA’s file on you with proper identification, as follows:

  • In person, by visual inspection of your file during normal business hours and on reasonable notice. You also may request a copy of the information in person.  The ICRA may not charge you more than the actual copying costs for providing you with a copy of your file.
  • A summary of all information contained in the ICRA’s file on you that is required to be provided by the California Civil Code will be provided to you via telephone, if you have made a written request, with proper identification, for telephone disclosure, and the toll charge, if any, for the telephone call is prepaid by or charged directly to you.
  • By requesting a copy be sent to a specified addressee by certified mail. ICRAs complying with requests for certified mailings shall not be liable for disclosures to third parties caused by mishandling of mail after such mailings leave the ICRAs.

“Proper Identification” includes documents such as a valid driver’s license, social security account number, military identification card, and credit cards.  Only if you cannot identify yourself with such information may the ICRA require additional information concerning your employment and personal or family history in order to verify your identity.

The ICRA will provide trained personnel to explain any information furnished to you and will provide a written explanation of any coded information contained in files maintained on you.  This written explanation will be provided whenever a file is provided to you for visual inspection.

You may be accompanied by one other person of your choosing, who must furnish reasonable identification.  An ICRA may require you to furnish a written statement granting permission to the ICRA to discuss your file in such person’s presence.