The FTC has issued a new web page, Background Checks: Tips for Job Applicants and Employees. This webpage offers information for consumers links to a new joint publication for employees issued by the FTC and the EEOC and a link to information on what employers need to know.

Eric J. Ellman is Senior Vice President for Public Policy and Legal Affairs at the Consumer Data Industry Association (CDIA) in Washington, DC. He also served for eight months as Interim President and CEO of the Association. More