Background Check Errors

Unfortunately, sometimes errors in your credit report can lead to you losing out on a job opportunity or being fired from a job. We can help you navigate through this.

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Learn more about the federal law that governs credit and background reporting: the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Have you been affected by errors or inaccurate information in a background check report? If inaccurate or harmful information has appeared in your background check report, you might be unable to:

  • Rent an apartment or secure other housing
  • Be hired for certain jobs (and in some cases, you may be terminated from an existing job)

You may be entitled to financial compensation:

If you believe inaccurate information contained in your background check report has prevented you from being able to obtain a job or apartment, or if you have been fired from an existing job due to background check errors, the company performing the background check and thus reporting the inaccurate information to employers and other entities may have violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). If a company such as Checkr, HireRight, or Samba Safety, among others, has performed a background check on you and reported inaccurate information about you to potential employers or housing providers, you may be entitled to financial compensation under the FCRA.

What should I do if my background check contained inaccurate information?

If you believe your background check contained errors or inaccuracies, it is important to speak to an experienced consumer attorney such as our attorneys at Raburn Kaufman to discuss your options under the FCRA.

Before speaking with an attorney, you should get a copy of your background check report from the employer or housing provider who requested the background check report from the third party provider. Our attorneys are available to review your background check report and talk through the errors appearing in the report during your consultation. Contact us at (877) 916-5333 to set up a free case evaluation with one of our attorneys.

Speak to an experienced consumer attorney to discuss your potential case:

At Raburn Kaufman, our credit attorneys have 29+ combined years of experience helping consumers like you through inaccurate credit reporting situations. Our attorneys understand how background check errors can be life-altering and are passionate about protecting consumers’ rights.

We at Raburn Kaufman believe that background check companies should be held accountable for the damages they cause consumers when inaccurate information is reported about them to potential employers and landlords, and we fight to ensure our clients receive the resolution they deserve in court. Contact us today to schedule your free case evaluation. If we don’t win, you don’t pay!

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Official resource

Employer background checks and your rights(opens in a new tab)

Federal Trade Commission. What an employer must tell you, and what to do if a report has errors.

We litigate credit reporting and background check errors under the FCRA, in federal court, for consumers in every state.

Contact

Raburn Kaufman LLC
6108 Siegen Ln Suite B
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(877) 662-2455

We are not a credit repair company. We litigate claims related to credit reporting inaccuracies under the Fair Credit Reporting Act in federal court. We handle no cases in any state court in the United States.

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