| The united confederation of the United Stated of | | | | pertaining to background check specifically was |
| America agrees to abide by a single Constitution | | | | renewed or amended. The law has been made |
| that will determine what they will uphold as a | | | | stricter and concise in order to avoid any form of |
| confederation, a country, and one nation. | | | | abuse or privacy invasion on the part of the |
| However, apart from the primary and supreme | | | | employee or applicant being checked. This law |
| Constitution of the USA, states being part of the | | | | abides by the FCRA or the Fair Credit Reporting |
| confederation are also to have their own | | | | Act but has wider scope in terms of the |
| secondary constitution or the state constitution | | | | implementation of the said employment process. |
| which will determine how will they will be able to | | | | Though in California it is a mandate and right of |
| run the states in view and with respect to other | | | | the employer to check on the backgrounds of |
| states and in accordance with the Supreme | | | | the employees or the prospect employees, the |
| Constitution of the federation. Now having this | | | | former is bound by laws that prohibits him to use |
| being implemented in all states of the USA, every | | | | the records in any way that may result to |
| state has their own constitution with particularity | | | | discrimination. |
| in social issues and aspects of governance such | | | | There is a particular general process being used |
| as Education, Peace and Order, Domestic Policies, | | | | and followed in California before one through an |
| State Security, Employment, and many more. In | | | | independent investigator known in the place as |
| California alone, there is a particular state | | | | ICR or Investigative Consumer Report agencies. |
| constitution whereby all laws and regulations of | | | | In California, an employer can conduct a personal |
| the states adhere to. One example here is the | | | | background check but only on the purpose of |
| civil code of the state and the employment law. | | | | personally acquiring it for personal viewing and use. |
| Californian employment law embodies several | | | | However, if the employer intends to use it and |
| branches, disciplines, and issues and one of those | | | | attached the report to the employment record, |
| is the conducting of employment background | | | | the report must be done by an ICRA. The |
| check to applicants or employees. Background | | | | process then begins with the employer sending a |
| checking has been a hot issue in the country | | | | notice to the employee or applicant of the |
| because of the alleged infringement on the part | | | | intention of conducting background check and its |
| of government records or on personal private | | | | specific purpose. The employer also discloses to |
| records. However, there had been disputes that | | | | the applicant the name, address, and other |
| government records unless it has nothing to do | | | | pertinent information of the ICR Agency. The |
| with the national security and same confidential | | | | rights of the applicant is also disclosed as a |
| records are public and is free of distribution or | | | | reminder of the limits of the report and employee |
| archiving of any person for any purpose other | | | | applicant is given chance to be given a copy of |
| than using the same records for criminal acts. But | | | | the report. |
| because background checks is being pointed out | | | | The laws in California are not that strict especially |
| by other civil society groups to be more of | | | | when it comes to employment. But the |
| privacy invasion, many States including California | | | | government makes sure that the rights of every |
| act upon the underlying factors affecting the said | | | | citizen, employee, employer, and applicant is being |
| employment issue. | | | | addressed fairly. |
| In 2001, the employment law in California | | | | |