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Richard Williams of Chiefland, Florida\u00a0 a college graduate and\u00a0graphic designer\u00a0has never been arrested. However, another Florida resident, Ricky Williams of Delray Beach has an extensive criminal record including robbery, burglary aggravated battery on a pregnant woman\u00a0and selling cocaine.<\/p>\n

In 2012, Richard Williams applied for a job at the Rent-A-Center in Chiefland\u00a0 and was a finalist for the job at which time a background check was conducted . To Williams surprise, the background report incorrectly listed a cocaine arrest. Williams disputed the\u00a0arrest but before the matter could be resolved Rent-A-Center declined to hire him.\u00a0Then in 2013, he applied to Winn-Dixie in Gainesville, Florida\u00a0for a job and again a background check was conducted by the same company that did the Rent-A-Center search. This time the company reported that Williams had been charged with burglary and aggravated battery on a pregnant woman. Based on the report Winn-Dixie did no hire him. Again, the report was wrong, Williams had never been arrested\u00a0in his entire life.<\/div>\n

It was clear to Williams that the background screening company had his confused with another\u00a0Richard Williams and indeed that is what happened.\u00a0The background screening company\u00a0attributed Ricky Williams arrest record to Richard Williams because they never compared the data on the two individuals. It turns out that Ricky Williams is black and\u00a0Richard Williams is white. The social security numbers are different, Ricky is 6′ 2″,\u00a0Richard is\u00a05′ 10″.<\/p>\n

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The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)<\/a> mandates that background screening companies must\u00a0review arrest records\u00a0for accuracy before they are released\u00a0to employers<\/strong>. Based on this violation and others, Richard Williams sued the background screening company in Federal court and won a 3.6 million dollar judgement.<\/p>\n

P.S. Richard Williams,the aggrieved applicant, recovered large settlements from the companies that denied him jobs based on the bogus background reports.<\/em><\/p>\n

If you would like more details about this case and the identity of the background screening company, give\u00a0Hank Balevic at Fidelity Data Service a call at 561-371-3324.<\/p>\n

[Download our Sample Screening Reports]<\/a><\/p>\n

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Richard Williams of Chiefland, Florida\u00a0 a college graduate and\u00a0graphic designer\u00a0has never been arrested. 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