These links provide information to help guide you through various legal issues when using a consumer reporting agency:

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• A Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act [pdf]

• Background Checks: What Employers Need to Know

• Drivers Privacy Protection Act (DPPA)

• Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) [pdf]

• Notice to Users of Consumer Reports: Obligations of Users Under the FCRA [pdf]

• The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

• The Americans with Disabilities Act: A Primer for Small Business

• Using Consumer Reports: What Employers Need to Know

• Using Consumer Reports: What Landlords Need to Know

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Federal Agencies

• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

• Social Security Administration (SSA)

• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)