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Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-06: Background Dossiers and Algorithmic Scores for Hiring, Promotion, and Other Employment Decisions
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau published this final rule in the Federal Register on November 12, 2024.
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What the agency says
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2024-06, titled, "Background Dossiers and Algorithmic Scores for Hiring, Promotion, and Other Employment Decisions." In this circular, the CFPB responds to the question, "Can an employer make employment decisions utilizing background dossiers, algorithmic scores, and other third-party consumer reports about workers without adhering to the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)?"
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-26099
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Consumer financial protection circular
- Agency
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- Published
- November 12, 2024
- Dates
- The CFPB released this circular on its website on October 24, 2024.
- Pages
- 3
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