Sterling introduces updates to align with compliance best practices

Feb 24, 2021 @ 10:20 AM EST | United States

Starting Thursday, March 11, 2021, Sterling is introducing the following updates to align with compliance best practices.
  1. Updated forms. Sterling is making text updates to our standard sample Disclosure, Investigative Disclosure, California Disclosure, State Law Notices, and Authorization forms to more closely align with best practices.
  2. New, dynamic credit language functionality for standard sample forms. We are making the “credit” language on the standard FCRA sample disclosure and California disclosure dynamic. As a result, credit history will only be referenced in the disclosures when a credit search is included in your order. At the moment, the dynamic credit language functionality applies only to those clients using Sterling sample forms. Action may be required: If you use custom forms, consider utilizing separate consent workflows when a credit check is included in the order. Please review your current forms and consult with your legal counsel to determine if you should modify your forms.
  3. Other state law notices. We are updating the candidate workflow to include a summary list of additional state and city notices where notice is required, along with hyperlinks to the notices where applicable.
  4. Updates to state summaries of rights and security freeze notices.
    • Stand-alone summaries of rights and security freeze notices will be limited to the Federal “A Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act” and New York Correction Law Article 23-A.
    • The following state summaries of rights and security freeze notices have been updated and will be included when notices are required:
      • Summary of Rights: California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, Texas, Washington, and New York Correction Law Article 23-A.
      • Security Freeze Notice: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Washington D.C.
At Sterling, our in-house compliance experts monitor changes in hiring policies to help you stay ahead of best practices and ever-changing regulations. If you have any questions, please contact your Sterling Client Success representative.