1) In connection with my application for employment, I understand that a consumer report or an investigative consumer report may be requested that will include information as to my character, work habits, performance, and experience, along with reasons for termination of past employment. I understand that as directed by company policy and consistent with the job described, you may be requesting information from public and private sources about my workers' compensation injuries, driving record, court record, education, credentials, credit, and references. As company policy requires, I am willing to submit to drug testing to detect the use of illegal drugs prior to and during employment.
2) Medical and workers' compensation information will only be requested in compliance with the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and/or any other applicable state laws. According to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, I am entitled to know if employment is denied because of information obtained by my prospective employer from a Consumer Reporting Agency. If so, I will be notified and given the name and address of the agency or the source that provided the
information.
3) I acknowledge that a telephonic facsimile (FAX) or photographic copy shall be as valid as the original. This release is valid for most federal, state and county agencies.
4) I hereby authorize, without reservation, any law enforcement agency, institution, information service bureau, school, employer, reference or insurance company contacted by Cramer and Associates, Inc. or its agent, to furnish the information described in Section 1.
5) I hereby authorize release of information from my Department of Transportation regulated drug and alcohol testing records by my previous employer to Cramer and Associates, Inc. This release is in accordance with DOT Regulation 49 CFR Part 40, Section 40.25. I understand that information to be released by my previous employer is limited to the following DOT-regulated items: alcohol tests with a result of 0.04 or higher, verified positive drug tests, refusals to be tested, other violations of DOT agency drug and alcohol testing regulations, information obtained from previous employers of a drug and alcohol rule violation and any documentation of completion of the return-to-duty process following a rule violation.
Please provide the following information required by law enforcement agencies and other entities for positive identification purposes when checking public records.