Questions: Are Your MVRs FCRA Compliant?
JULY 2, 2019 – Are your motor vehicle reports compliant?
As a DOT-regulated employer, you run motor vehicle reports at various intervals during a driver’s employment: at the time they’re hired and every year thereafter. It’s a standard DOT compliance practice that helps protect the safety of our roadways – and your company’s compliance.
But because an MVR is a consumer report, there are additional requirements that must be met each time you request a new MVR for a driver – whether it’s run as part of the pre-employment background screening process or their annual review. Failure to follow these requirements can lead to big fines:
- One carrier settled for $870,000 for not getting their drivers’ permission prior to running an MVR.
- Another settled for $4.4 million for not providing the required disclosures prior to running MVRs during the hiring process (as well as not following adverse action procedures when they decided not to hire a driver because of information contained in their MVR or other background check report).