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1035 E. Vista Way, Suite 138 Vista, CA 92084
760-806-4377 603-590-2177 (Fax)
E-mail: CheckHimOut@WhoisHe.Com or
CheckHerOut@WhoisShe.Com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

WHILE EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND CHECKS ARE BECOMING A
NECESSITY IN TODAY’S WORK ENVIRONMENT – EMPLOYERS MUST BE SURE
THAT THEY DO NOT VIOLATE THE LAW

SAN DIEGO, CA – Since September 11th, many companies have found it necessary to do background checks on their employees both existing and new hires. In order to ensure that the companies are in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act, WhoisHe.Com and WhoisShe.Com, a San Diego Background Check company, run by local attorney, Linda Alexander, has been educating businesses as to what is required both of them and the employee so they are not in violation of the law.

Alexander says, “if a company intends to do a background check on an individual, they must first receive consent of the person prior to doing a background check. A release must be signed stating that the person knows and understands that in connection with their application for employment, investigative inquiries are going to be made which may include criminal, vehicle, credit and other reports.”

Such reports may include information as to character, work habits, performance and experience along with reasons for termination of past employment. In addition, the person must be told and understand that such information may be requested from various Federal, State, and other agencies which maintain records concerning their past activities related to their driving, criminal, civil and other experiences.

Once written consent is given by the potential employee, the employer must not use the report in violation of any applicable federal or state equal employment opportunity laws or regulations. Before taking any adverse action against the applicant or employee based upon the information contained in the report, employer must tell the employee what information is being used again them and must give the employee the name, address and phone number of the agency that provided the information for the consumer report.

The applicant also has the right to find out what is in their file with consumer reporting agencies as well as being able to dispute any inaccurate information in their consumer files. After an investigation, if such information is found to be inaccurate, the consumer reporting agency must correct or delete the information from its files.

Damages may be sought from violators of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. If a Credit Reporting Agency, an Employer or even the Background Check Company who provides information from a credit reporting agency violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act, they could be sued by the applicant or employee in state or federal court.

WhoisHe.Com and WhoisShe.Com works in strict compliance of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Alexander says, “..the demand for Employee background screenings in her company have increased over five hundred percent since September 11th.

In addition to employment background checks, the service also assists in tracing lost loves, dead-beat parents, estranged family members and old army buddies, online dates, potential mates, business partners, nannies, in-home health care workers --to find out if they are really who they say they are. The cost of the service provided by WhoisHe.Com and WhoisShe.Com range from $39 to $75.

Alexander 's online company specializes in a wide variety of comprehensive background checks and criminal record searches designed to verify if persons are who they purport to be. Have they ever used an alias? Do they have a criminal record? Have they committed domestic violence? Are they a registered sexual offender? A pedophile? Finding the answers to such questions is all in a day’s work for Alexander and her staff of professional web sleuths.

WhoisHe.Com and WhoisShe.Com has been widely recognized, on CBS’ “48 HOURS" and the CBS Early Show; in People Magazine, listed in Yahoo Internet Life Magazine's top 100 sites for the Year 2000, and Entrepeneur Magazine, The Kiplinger Report, as well as on many television, radio and newspapers across the country.

The site’s motto says it all… "when in doubt, check them out"….

Anyone harboring doubts about anyone else can check out the website at http://www.WhoisHe.Com and at http://WhoisShe.Com and questions can be sent to Admin@WhoisHe.Com or call Linda Alexander, Esq. at 760-806-4377.

CONTACT: Linda Alexander, Esq. WhoisHe.Com/WhoisShe.Com
Phone: 760-806-4377 Fax : 760-806-4378
E-Mail: CheckHimOut@WhoisHe.Com and CheckHerOut@WhoisShe.Com