Labor/Employment
Mar. 31, 2004
Legislation Exempts Some Workplace Probes From Credit Reporting Act Rules
Forum Column - By Beth K. Whittenbury - In 1999, the Federal Trade Commission wrote an advisory opinion (known as the Vail letter) that troubled many employers as well as third-party investigators of employee complaints. The Vail letter stated that employers using outside consultants (including lawyers) to investigate employee claims, such as sexual harassment, must comply with all the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
By Beth K. Whittenbury
In 1999, the Federal Trade Commiss...
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