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What to do when a check flags
A flag is not a rescinded offer. Here's the FCRA process and exactly what your role is.
In this video
- A flag does not automatically rescind the offer — HR runs the FCRA process.
- Your role is to give context on the job duties, not to adjudicate.
- Never tell a candidate informally why a check flagged.
When a background check comes back with a flag, the worst thing a manager can do is react. This lesson explains the FCRA adverse-action process — pre-adverse notice, individualized assessment, final decision — and where your input fits.