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Why You Need a FCRA Compliance Manual and What It Should Include

Wednesday, December 14, 2022

3:00pm - 4:00pm, ET

Track: Legal/Compliance

*Qualifies for 1 PDC

What you'll learn in this session:

Understand the "reasonable" and "strict" procedures required of background screeners under the FCRA.
Document their firm’s procedures for complying with the FCRA in a FCRA Compliance Manual.
Draft a FCRA Compliance Manual that will help defend against a FCRA lawsuit.
Determine the areas of compliance to include in their firm’s FCRA Compliance Manual.

Presenter:

Joseph Messer, Messer Strickler Burnette Ltd.

Joseph Messer is a partner with Messer Strickler Burnette Ltd., a law firm which defends background screeners and others in state and federal consumer protection lawsuits throughout the country. He counsels firms on legal compliance and risk management. A former Illinois Special Assistant Attorney General, Mr. Messer has extensive trial and appellate experience and is admitted to practice before many federal courts. He has been lead counsel in many class action lawsuits brought under state and federal consumer laws, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Mr. Messer regularly presents for trade associations such as NCBA, ACA International and PBSA.

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