California's Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act provides additional protections beyond the FCRA — stricter disclosure requirements, a 5-year statute of limitations, and the right to know which company screened you.
Before taking adverse action, employers must provide you with a copy of the report and a pre-adverse action notice. Skipping this step is an independent FCRA and ICRAA violation — separate from any error in the report itself.
The background check company that reported inaccurate information and the employer that failed to follow adverse action procedures may both be liable. We pursue every available claim. CRAs pay our fees.
Do I Qualify?
Did a background check
error cost you an
opportunity?
You don’t need a perfect paper trail to start — a free case review helps determine what you have. The most important facts are what the report said, whether it was accurate, and whether you received proper notice before the decision was made.
Types of Background Check Errors & Violations
What errors and violations create FCRA & ICRAA claims?
Records that were expunged, sealed, or dismissed still appearing on your background check — prohibited under both California law and the FCRA.
A criminal record belonging to someone with a similar name, date of birth, or SSN incorrectly attributed to you by the CRA's matching system.
The employer rescinded your job offer or denied you housing without first providing a copy of the background check report and a reasonable opportunity to respond.
Arrests that were dismissed, acquitted, or resolved without conviction appearing as convictions on your report — a material misrepresentation.
Criminal records older than 7 years (or as California limits them for positions under certain income thresholds) that should not be reportable.
Under California's ICRAA, you have the right to know which company screened you. Failing to disclose this is an independent violation.
Request a copy of your background check report immediately — you are entitled to a free copy within 60 days of any adverse action. Compare it line by line against your actual record. Any discrepancy — even a seemingly minor one — may be actionable.
California Labor Code § 432.7 prohibits most employers from asking about or using arrests that did not result in convictions. If your job offer was rescinded because of an arrest record, contact us — this may be an independent violation on top of your FCRA/ICRAA claim.
Why AJG Law Group
Why AJG Law Group
for your background check claim?
We handle background check error cases against Checkr, HireRight, Sterling Infosystems, First Advantage, and other CRAs across all of California. FCRA and ICRAA fee-shifting means the CRA pays our fees.
California's ICRAA provides additional protections beyond the federal FCRA for investigative consumer reports used in housing and employment. We pursue every available claim.
Under the FCRA and ICRAA, the background check company pays all attorney fees when we prevail. You pay nothing out of pocket.
AJG Law Group handles background check error cases against Checkr, HireRight, Sterling, and other CRAs across all of California.
