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Mitigate the Risk: Best Practices for Employee, Client and Third Party Due Diligence in the Financial Services Industry

Sterling Check

Many of the agencies that govern the financial services sector, such as Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) , require stringent due diligence procedures. The Financial Services Sector is Highly Regulated.

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Is a LinkedIn search subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act

Ohio Employer's Law

The issue is significant, because if the social sites are CRAs, or their information are CRs, then employers who use these sites to conduct background searches are subject to the FCRA’s myriad pre- and post-screening notice, consent, and disclosure requirements. here and here ).

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Best Practices for Employee Due Diligence in the Financial Services Industry

Sterling Check

Many of the agencies that govern the financial services sector, such as Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) , the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) , require stringent due diligence procedures. years), in a recent infographic, The Outrageous Costs of a Bad Hire. Litigation.