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Accutrace Inc Background Check – Dispute False Info or Errors

Unfair Employment Background Checks: Know Your Rights

Updated on Author: Sergei Lemberg

Updated on Author: Sergei Lemberg

Accutrace Inc is one of numerous employment background check agencies you’re likely to face during your job search. Find out who they are, what they do, and what rights you have under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)


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What is Accutrace Inc ?

Accutrace, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 in Pennsylvania, where it is headquartered. The company offers employment background screening services in the United States and internationally. It boasts that it has “been screening and credentialing applicants for more than 20 years – longer than many of [its] competitors have been in business.” According to Accutrace, its “experienced staff of professional researchers, state-of-the-art technology and world class customer service, delivers cost effective, reliable solutions” to meet employers’ needs and requirements.

Accutrace provides virtually every type of screening and background check. Its pre-employment offerings include criminal and terrorist searches, education and employment verifications, motor vehicle records, credit reports, drug and health screenings, reference and license checks, and Social Security number tracing. It also conducts international searches.

The company also offers new hire and post-employment screening. This includes identity and immigration status verifications, employee audits and monitoring, random drug testing, and risk and compliance checks. The company is a founding member of the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS).

Accutrace Inc Contact Information

Accutrace, Inc.
495 Highlands Blvd., Suite 106A
Coatesville, PA 19320
Phone: 484-381-3200
Website: http://www.accu-trace.com/

Were You Harmed By False Information or Errors In Your Accutrace Inc Report?

You may have a claim if a background check error cost you a job

Whether you get hired or promoted often depends on the information learned from an employment background check. A background check can come in many shapes and sizes. It may be as simple as verifying your social security number. Or it may include a detailed report of your credit and criminal history, or even information gathered from interviews of your friends and neighbors about your character and reputation.

Whatever the scope of the background check, the FCRA sets strict standards for how employers and background check companies get consent for and conduct background checks, and what they can do with the information they find.

If a background check company like Accutrace fails to meet those standards, the FCRA gives you rights.

If you feel you have been harmed by this Background Check Agency, click 844-685-9200 ☎ NOW to call us or go ahead and fill out our Contact Form. We will fight for your rights. Our services are absolutely FREE to you.

What are my Background Check Disclosure and Consent Rights?

A Summary of Your Rights Under the FCRA

You have a right to know if an employer will use information from a background check against you and an employer cannot obtain background check information without your express written consent.

A background check company cannot hand over your information to an employer unless the employer certifies that: (1) it has “clearly and conspicuously” disclosed to you in a separate document that it may obtain a background check; (2) you have authorized it to get the background check; and (3) it will provide you with advance notice of any adverse action based in any part on the background check report, a copy of the report, and a summary of your rights under the FCRA.

Your Right to a Mistake Free and Legally-Compliant Report From Accutrace Inc

A background check company must take reasonable steps to ensure its report is as accurate as possible.

The FCRA also puts limits on the negative information a background check report can include. A report cannot list civil suits, judgments, arrest records, paid tax liens, accounts in collection or most other negative information (except criminal convictions) after 7 years, or bankruptcies after 10 years. It also cannot list expunged convictions

Your Right to Dispute Dispositions and Discrepancies on an Unfair Report from Accutrace Inc

If you don’t get a job because of information in a background check report, you are entitled to a copy of the report. You also have the right to dispute the report if it has errors or includes information it shouldn’t.

If you dispute a report, the background check company must investigate and correct any errors within 30 days.

Your Right to Sue Accutrace Inc if your report includes mistakes, inaccurate or illegal info

If you lost out on a job or promotion because a background check report included inaccurate or illegal information, you may be able to sue in federal court. If you sue and win, you may be entitled to your actual damages or statutory damages up to $1,000, plus punitive damages, attorneys’ fees, and costs.

Actual Complaints Against Accutrace Inc

Hardworking people just like you who lost job opportunities due to an inaccurate or unfair Accutrace employment background check report have already sued the company for FCRA violations. Justia lists at least 1 federal civil lawsuit against Accutrace that alleges violations of the FCRA due to an improper employment screening report.

On April 27, 2016, a consumer sued Accutrace in the federal court for the District of New Jersey for violating the FCRA in connection with an employment background check and that he lost employment opportunities and suffered emotional distress, reputational harm and other damages. The complainant alleged that he applied for employment as an accountant at Legacy Treatment Services. As part of the application process, Legacy required he undergo a background check. Accutrace prepared the background check but failed to use reasonable procedures to ensure the maximum accuracy possible of the report as the FCRA requires. According to the complainant, Accutrace improperly listed thirteen crimes he had been charged with in 2009 even though the charges had been expunged from his record and should not have been included. The complainant also alleged that Accutrace did not give him timely and lawful notice that it was providing an employment purposed report as required by the FCRA. Legacy refused to hire the complainant due to the improperly included, expunged criminal history.

This lawsuit is similar to FCRA lawsuits filed by other complainants against companies like Accutrace. Many of those lawsuits allege that background check companies failed to take reasonable steps to verify criminal background information and, as a result, falsely listed felony convictions, including expunged, outdated, or misidentified the subject of the report. Some complaints allege that background check reports contained inaccurate educational, work, driving, credit or other personal information that the background check company was not responsive or did not properly handle disputes about inaccurate information. Some complainants have filed their lawsuits as class action complaints, on behalf of themselves and similarly situated people.

Ready to Assert Your FCRA Rights?

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About the Author:

Sergei Lemberg is an attorney focusing on consumer law, class actions related to automotive issues, and personal injury litigation. With nearly two decades of experience, his areas of practice include Lemon Law (vehicle defects), Debt Collection Harassment, TCPA (illegal robocalls and texts), Fair Credit Reporting Act, Overtime claims, Personal Injury cases, and Class Actions. He has consistently been recognized as the nation's "most active consumer attorney." In 2020, Mr. Lemberg represented Noah Duguid before the United States Supreme Court in the landmark case Duguid v. Facebook. He is also the author of "Defanging Debt Collectors," a guide that empowers consumers to fight back against debt collectors and prevail, as well as "Lemon Law 101: The Laws That Lemon Dealers Don't Want You to Know."

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