Background-check policy template

Copy this sample, put your company name on it, and have counsel read it before you rely on it.

Who it is for. An owner writing the first background-check policy for a small company.

1. Replace the bracketed company name.
2. Keep employment as the only purpose.
3. Say that the candidate, not the employer, enters the Social Security number, date of birth, and address.
4. Point managers at the adverse-action steps in the product before anyone is rejected because of a report.

[Company] orders employment background reports through PreHireBadge.
ScreenForge Labs prepares the report.
We order a report only for employment.
We do not type a Social Security number, date of birth, or address into the product.
The candidate provides those on the invite.
If we might take adverse action because of the report, we use the product's assessment, pre-adverse notice, waiting period, and final notice.
This policy is a draft for counsel. It is not legal advice.

Read FCRA for employers and the documents library. The Academy course Creating a background-check policy walks the same sample.