Applicants: Please keep pages 1 through 5 for your records
DISCLOSURE
For the benefit of CGU and employees, CGU has a policy of performing pre-employment background
screening on job applicants as a condition of employment. This policy is a business practice that
protects everyone by helping to promote a safe and profitable workplace. All pre-employment
inquiries are limited to information that affects job performance and the workplace. It is conducted in
accordance with applicable federal and state laws, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
The screening will be conducted by ScreeningOne, Inc., and outside agency. Company may obtain a
consumer credit report and/or an investigative consumer report on you as an applicant or during
the course of employment.
If a credit check is required for the position, a separate waiver form will be provided.
1. The report consists of information deemed to have a bearing on job performance, and may
include information from public and private sources, public records, former employers and
references. The scope of the report may include information concerning driving record, civil
and criminal court records, credit, worker’s compensation records, education, credentials,
identity, past addresses, social security number, previous employment and personal
references.
2. The report may also include reference checks
from former employers, co-workers or
references.
Any past employment reference check is limited to job related information. These
are known as an “investigative consumer report.” This type of report is legally de
fined as a
report based upon interviews that may contain information relating to my character, general
reputation, personal characteristics or mode of living. You have the right to request additional
disclosures of the nature and scope of the investigation and statement of your rights. To
receive this information, or to inspect any files concerning such a report or to determine if a
report on you has been requested, you may contact Screening One, Inc. at (888-327-6511) or
2233 W. 190
th
St. Torrance, CA 90504
3. In using a report for employment purposes, before taking any adverse action based in whole
or in part on the report, the person intending to take such adverse action shall provide to the
consumer to whom the report relates a copy of the report and a description in writing of the
rights of the consumer under the title, as prescribed by the Federal Trade Commission section
609)c)(3).
4.
California Provisions: In California, any report concerning a consumer’s character,
general
reputation,
personal characteristics or mode of living is defined as an In
vestigative Consumer
Report. In
addition to your rights under federal law, you have the following additional rights:
You have the right to inspect Screening One’s files during normal business hours and on
reasonable notice; the inspection may be in person, by certified mail, or by telephone if the
individual shows proper identification and pays for any
copying charges; the applicant may be
accompanied by one other person who mus
t show proper identification; and trained Screening
One personnel will explain any of the information in the report and will provide written
explanation for nay coded information.