What adverse action is
Adverse action is an unfavorable employment decision based, in whole or in part, on the consumer report.
Module 1 of 7 · 7 min read
The FTC lists examples: rejecting an application, reassigning or terminating an employee, denying a promotion, or taking any other adverse employment action based on information in a consumer report. Sending the notices is not the same as deciding to reject. This lesson is educational and is not legal advice.
Read the sources
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- The report is one input, not a score of hire or do-not-hire
- You still own the decision
- The product will not send a final notice early