Man Claims Securitas Security Services Performs Unauthorized Background Checks

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A Florida man who applied for an armed security officer position with Securitas Security Services USA, Inc. has filed suit against the company over alleged Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) violations. According to the suit, the FCRA dictates that employers may procure consumer reports on prospective employees only if:

• they inform applicants, in a standalone document, that they may obtain a consumer report “for employment purposes”; and
• they secure the applicants’ authorization to do so in writing.

During his application process, the plaintiff was allegedly provided a background check authorization form that failed to comply with federal law.

The complaint claims Securitas presented the plaintiff with an authorization form that unlawfully contained “extraneous information,” and distracted him from the true purpose of the form and his rights under the FCRA. Because the form allegedly failed to meet FCRA requirements, the defendant never legally obtained the plaintiff’s authorization of the report, meaning it was procured in violation of federal law, the suit says.