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Is your organization prepared for a disaster or emergency? Organizations who have a plan in place may recover more quickly, whereas others may shut their doors permanently after a short disruption to their business.
With today’s driver shortages, it is critical for you to employ the best drivers. When hiring drivers, it is important to follow the federal guidelines, which include obtaining a copy of a driver’s Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) as well as researching his or her employment history for the previous three years. But is this enough?
When a workplace injury occurs, how much does that injury truly cost an organization? The financial answer is not always clear, but the cost is often underestimated. Few companies know just how much an effective safety program can help to prevent injuries, reduce costs, and make a substantial contribution to the company’s bottom line.
To ensure that your Authorization Form is not altered after its submission, Simpliverified uses secure encryption technology. In addition, to ensure that a signature is unique and to safeguard you against unauthorized use of your name, your IP address has been recorded and will be stored along with your electronic signature. Also, please note that Peopletrail requires applicants wishing to submit their Authorization Form electronically to include their social security number. All of your information will be encrypted and sent over secure websites.
At the end of this process, you will have the opportunity to print your completed Authorization Form. If you do not wish to complete the Authorization Form online, you may print it out and send it to GODFREY TRUCKING. This may delay processing. I consent to signing this form electronically. I understand that Simpliverified uses computer technology to ensure that my Authorization Form is not altered after its submission. I agree to allow Simpliverified to monitor my electronic Authorization Form in this way.
Para informacion en Español, visite www.consumerfinance.gov/learnmore o escribe a la Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 1700 G Street N.W., Washington, DC 20552.
A Summary of Your Rights Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) promotes the accuracy, fairness, and privacy of information in the files of consumer reporting agencies. There are many types of consumer reporting agencies, including credit bureaus and specialty agencies (such as agencies that sell information about check writing histories, medical records, and rental history records). Here is a summary of your major rights under the FCRA.
For more information, including information about additional rights, go to consumerfinance.gov or write to: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 1700 G Street N.W., Washington, DC 20552.
You must be told if information in your file has been used against you.Anyone who uses a credit report or another type of consumer report to deny your application for credit, insurance, or employment – or to take another adverse action against you – must tell you, and must give you the name, address, and phone number of the agency that provided the information.
You have the right to know what is in your file. You may request and obtain all the information about you in the files of a consumer reporting agency (your “file disclosure”). You will be required to provide proper identification, which may include your Social Security number. In many cases, the disclosure will be free. You are entitled to a free file disclosure if:
In addition, all consumers are entitled to one free disclosure every 12 months upon request from each nationwide credit bureau and from nationwide specialty consumer reporting agencies. See www.consumerfinance.gov/learnmore for additional information.
You have the right to ask for a credit score. Credit scores are numerical summaries of your creditworthiness based on information from credit bureaus. You may request a credit score from consumer reporting agencies that create scores or distribute scores used in residential real property loans, but you will have to pay for it. In some mortgage transactions, you will receive credit score information for free from the mortgage lender.
Consumer reporting agencies must correct or delete inaccurate, incomplete, or unverifiable information. Inaccurate, incomplete or unverifiable information must be removed or corrected, usually within 30 days. However, a consumer reporting agency may continue to report information it has verified as accurate.
Consumer reporting agencies may not report outdated negative information. In most cases, a consumer reporting agency may not report negative information that is more than seven years old, or bankruptcies that are more than 10 years
Access to your file is limited. A consumer reporting agency may provide information about you only to people with a valid need – usually to consider an application with a creditor, insurer, employer, landlord, or other business. The FCRA specifies those with a valid need for access.
You must give your consent for reports to be provided to employers. A consumer reporting agency may not give out information about you to your employer, or a potential employer, without your written consent given to the employer. Written consent generally is not required in the trucking industry. For more information, go to consumerfinance.gov/learnmore.
You may limit “prescreened” offers of credit and insurance you get based on information in your credit report. Unsolicited “prescreened” offers for credit and insurance must include a toll-free phone number you can call if you choose to remove your name and address from the lists these offers are based on. You may opt-out with the nationwide credit bureaus at 1-888-5-OPTOUT (1-888-567-8688).
You may seek damages from violators.. If a consumer reporting agency, or, in some cases, a user of consumer reports or a furnisher of information to a consumer reporting agency violates the FCRA, you may be able to sue in state or federal court.
Identity theft victims and active duty military personnel have additional rights. For more information, consumerfinance.gov/learnmore.
States may enforce the FCRA, and many states have their own consumer reporting laws. In some cases, you may have more rights under state law. For more information, contact your state or local consumer protection agency or your state Attorney General. For information about your federal rights, contact:
| Type of Business | Contact |
| Banks, savings associations, and credit unions with total assets of over $10 billion and their affiliates. | Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1700 G Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20552 |
| Such affiliates that are not banks, savings associations, or credit unions also should list, in addition to the CFPB | Federal Trade Commission: Consumer Response Center – FCRA Washington, DC 20580 (877) 382-4357 |
| To the extent not included in item 1 above: | |
| National banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches and federal agencies of foreign banks | Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Customer Assistance Group 1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3450 Houston, TX 77010-9050 |
| National banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches and federal agencies of foreign banks | Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Customer Assistance Group 1301 McKinney Street, Suite 3450 Houston, TX 77010-9050 |
| State member banks, branches and agencies of foreign banks (other than federal branches, federal agencies, and Insured State Branches of Foreign Banks), commercial lending companies owned or controlled by foreign banks, and organizations operating under section 25 or 25A of the Federal Reserve Act | Federal Reserve Consumer Help Center P.O. Box 1200 Minneapolis, MN 55480 |
| Nonmember Insured Banks, Insured State Branches of Foreign Banks, and insured state savings associations | FDIC Consumer Response Center 1100 Walnut Street, Box #11 Kansas City, MO 64106 |
| Federal Credit Unions | National Credit Union Administration Office of Consumer Protection (OCP) Division of Consumer Compliance and Outreach (DCCO) 1775 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 |
| Air carriers | Asst. General Counsel for Aviation Enforcement & Proceedings Aviation Consumer Protection Division Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. Washington, DC 20423 |
| Creditors Subject to the Surface Transportation Board | Office of Proceedings, Surface Transportation Board Department of Transportation 395 E. Street, S.W. Washington, DC 20423 |
| Creditors Subject to the Packers and Stockyards Act. 1921 | Nearest Packers and Stockyards Administration area supervisor |
| Small Business Investment Companies | Associate Deputy Administrator for Capital Access United States Small Business Administration 409 Third Street, S.W., 8th Floor Washington, DC 20549 |
| Brokers and Dealers | Securities and Exchange Commission 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, DC 20549 |
| Federal Land Banks, Federal Land Bank Associations, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, and Production Credit Associations | Farm Credit Administration 1501 Farm Credit Drive McLean, VA 22102-5090 |
| Retailers, Finance Companies, and All Other Creditors Not Listed Above | FTC Regional Office for region in which the creditor operates or Federal Trade Commission: Consumer Response Center – FCRA Washington, DC 20580 (877) 382-4357 |
DISCLOSURE REGARDING BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
[IMPORTANT — PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SIGNING ACKNOWLEDGMENT]
GODFREY TRUCKING (“the Company”) may obtain information about you for employment purposes from the following consumer reporting agency (“the Agency”). Peopletrail, 65 E Wadsworth Park Drive, Suite 102, Draper, UT 84020, Phone: 801-307-4100 / 866-223-8822, Fax: 888-759-7037 / 888-759-7037, or from another outside organization. The Agency’s privacy policy can be found at http://www.peopletrail.com.
Thus, you may be the subject of a “consumer report” and/or an “investigative consumer report” which may include information about your character, general reputation, personal characteristics, and/or mode of living. These reports may be obtained at any time after receipt of your authorization and, if you are hired, throughout your employment. These reports may include, but are not limited to, checks regarding your criminal history, social security trace, employment and education references, driving history, professional licenses and credentials. Credit history will be requested only in accordance with applicable law. These reports may contain information regarding your use of social media, and other publicly accessible information. Social media includes, but is not limited to, social networking websites (i.e., Facebook and others), professional networking websites (i.e., LinkedIn and others), blogs, and other online media.
You have the right, upon written request made within a reasonable time after receipt of this notice, to ask the Company to disclose the nature and scope of any consumer report. You also may request a copy of that report from the Company. If anyone other than the Agency furnishes an investigative consumer report, the Company will provide relevant contact information within five business days of your request. An “investigative consumer report” is a background report that includes information from personal interviews (except in California, where that term includes background reports with or without personal interviews). Please be advised that the nature and scope of the most common form of investigative consumer report obtained with regard to applicants for employment is an investigation into your education and/or employment history conducted by the Agency via interviews with past employers, neighbors, friends or associates. The scope of this disclosure and authorization is all-encompassing, however, allowing the Company to obtain from any outside organization all manner of consumer reports and investigative consumer reports now and, if you are hired, throughout the course of your employment to the extent permitted by law. As a result, you should carefully consider whether to exercise your right to request disclosure of the nature and scope of any investigative consumer report.
Maine, Massachusetts, and New Jersey applicants or employees only:
Minnesota applicants or employees only:
New York applicants or employees only:
California, Minnesota and Oklahoma applicants or employees only:
Washington applicants or employees only:
The Company will provide the disclosure described above concerning its procurement of an investigative consumer report either five days after receiving your request or after requesting the investigative consumer report, whichever is later. You have the right to ask the Company to provide you with a summary of your rights under the Washington
California Resident Notice
NOTICE REGARDING BACKGROUND CHECKS PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA LAW
GODFREY TRUCKING (the “Company”) intends to obtain information about you for employment screening purposes from a consumer reporting agency. Thus, you can expect to be the subject of “investigative consumer reports” and “consumer credit reports” obtained for employment purposes. Such reports may include information about your character, general reputation, personal characteristics and mode of living. With respect to any investigative consumer report from an investigative consumer reporting agency (“ICRA”), the Company may investigate the information contained in your employment application and other background information about you, including but not limited to obtaining a criminal record report; verifying your references, work history, social security number, educational achievements, licensure, and certifications, driving record, and other information about you; and interviewing people who are knowledgeable about you. The results of this report may be used as a factor in making employment decisions. The source of any investigative consumer report (as that term is defined under California law) will be Peopletrail, 65 E Wadsworth Park Drive, Suite 102, Draper, UT 84020, Phone: 801-307-4100 / 866-223-8822, Fax: 888-759-7037 / 888-759-7037. Agency’s privacy policy can be found at http://www.peopletrail.com.
The Company agrees to provide you with a copy of an investigative consumer report when required to do so under California law.
Under California Civil Code section 1786.22, you are entitled to find out from an ICRA what is in the ICRA’s file on you with proper identification, as follows:
“Proper Identification” includes documents such as a valid driver’s license, social security account number, military identification card, and credit cards. Only if you cannot identify yourself with such information may the ICRA require additional information concerning your employment and personal or family history in order to verify your identity.
The ICRA will provide trained personnel to explain any information furnished to you and will provide a written explanation of any coded information contained in files maintained on you. This written explanation will be provided whenever a file is provided to you for visual inspection.
You may be accompanied by one other person of your choosing, who must furnish reasonable identification. An ICRA may require you to furnish a written statement granting permission to the ICRA to discuss your file in such person’s presence.
New York Resident Notice
NOTICE REGARDING BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION PURSUANT TO NEW YORK LAW NEW YORK CORRECTION LAW ARTICLE 23-A LICENSURE AND EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED OF ONE OR MORE CRIMINAL OFFENSES
Section 750. Definitions.
750. Definitions. For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) “Public agency” means the state or any local subdivision thereof, or any state or local department, agency, board or commission.
(2) “Private employer” means any person, company, corporation, labor organization or association which employs ten or more persons.
(3) “Direct relationship” means that the nature of criminal conduct for which the person was convicted has a direct bearing on his fitness or ability to perform one or more of the duties or responsibilities necessarily related to the license, opportunity, or job in question.
(4) “License” means any certificate, license, permit or grant of permission required by the laws of this state, its political subdivisions or instrumentalities as a condition for the lawful practice of any occupation, employment, trade, vocation, business, or profession. Provided, however, that “license” shall not, for the purposes of this article, include any license or permit to own, possess, carry, or fire any explosive, pistol, handgun, rifle, shotgun, or other firearm.
(5) “Employment” means any occupation, vocation or employment, or any form of vocational or educational training. Provided, however, that “employment” shall not, for the purposes of this article, include membership in any law enforcement agency.
751. Applicability. The provisions of this article shall apply to any application by any person for a license or employment at any public or private employer, who has previously been convicted of one or more criminal offenses in this state or in any other jurisdiction, and to any license or employment held by any person whose conviction of one or more criminal offenses in this state or in any other jurisdiction preceded such employment or granting of a license, except where a mandatory forfeiture, disability or bar to employment is imposed by law, and has not been removed by an executive pardon, certificate of relief from disabilities or certificate of good conduct. Nothing in this article shall be construed to affect any right an employer may have with respect to an intentional misrepresentation in connection with an application for employment made by a prospective employee or previously made by a current employee.
752. Unfair discrimination against persons previously convicted of one or more criminal offenses prohibited.No application for any license or employment, and no employment or license held by an individual, to which the provisions of this article are applicable, shall be denied or acted upon adversely by reason of the individual’s having been previously convicted of one or more criminal offenses, or by reason of a finding of lack of “good moral character” when such finding is based upon the fact that the individual has previously been convicted of one or more criminal offenses, unless:
(1) There is a direct relationship between one or more of the previous criminal offenses and the specific license or employment sought or held by the individual; or
(2) The issuance or continuation of the license or the granting or continuation of the employment would involve an unreasonable risk to property or to the safety or welfare of specific individuals or the general public.
753. Factors to be considered concerning a previous criminal conviction; presumption.1. In making a determination pursuant to section seven hundred fifty-two of this chapter, the public agency or private employer shall consider the following factors:
(a) The public policy of this state, as expressed in this act, to encourage the licensure and employment of persons previously convicted of one or more criminal offenses.
(b) The specific duties and responsibilities necessarily related to the license or employment sought or held by the person.
(c) The bearing, if any, the criminal offense or offenses for which the person was previously convicted will have on his fitness or ability to perform one or more such duties or responsibilities.
(d) The time which has elapsed since the occurrence of the criminal offense or offenses.
(e) The age of the person at the time of occurrence of the criminal offense or offenses.
(f) The seriousness of the offense or offenses.
(g) Any information produced by the person, or produced on his behalf, in regard to his rehabilitation and good conduct.
(h) The legitimate interest of the public agency or private employer in protecting property, and the safety and welfare of specific individuals or the general public.
754. Written statement upon denial of license or employment. At the request of any person previously convicted of one or more criminal offenses who has been denied a license or employment, a public agency or private employer shall provide, within thirty days of a request, a written statement setting forth the reasons for such denial.
§755. Enforcement. 1. In relation to actions by public agencies, the provisions of this article shall be enforceable by a proceeding brought pursuant to article seventy-eight of the civil practice law and rules. 2. In relation to actions by private employers, the provisions of this article shall be enforceable by the division of human rights pursuant to the powers and procedures set forth in article fifteen of the executive law, and, concurrently, by the New York city commission on human rights.
