FCRA 604(b) provides two types of permissible purposes to employers. The first is in consideration of applications for employment, and the second is for any general eimployment realted purpose. Your permissible purpose would fall into the second category.
That permissible purpose has the following constraints:
"FCRA 604(b) Conditions for Furnishing and Using Consumer Reports for Employment Purposes
(1) Certification from user. A consumer reporting agency may furnish a consumer report for employment purposes only if
(A) the person who obtains such report from the agency certififies to the agency that
(i) the person has complied with paagraph (2) with respect to the consumer report, and the person will comply with paragrph (3) with respect to the
consumer report if paragraph (3) becomes applicable.
(ii) information from the consumer report will not be used in violation of any applicable Federal or State equal opportunity law or regulation, and
(iii) the conseumer reporting agency provides with the report, or has previously provided, a summary of the consumer's rights under this title, as prescribed
by the Federal Trade Commission under section 609(c)(3).
(2) Disclosure to consumer.
(A) In general. Except as provided in subparagraph (B), a person may not procure a consumer report, or cause a consumer report to be procured, for
empoyment purposes with respect to the consumer,unless -
(i) a clear and conspicuous disclosure has been made in writing to the consumer at any time beore the report is procured or caused to be procured,
in a document that consists solely of the disclosure, that a consumer report may be obtained for employment purposes, and
(ii) the consumer has authorized in writing (which authorization may be made on the document referred to under clause (i)) the procurement of the
report by that person.
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(3) Conditions on use for adverse actions.
(A) In general. Except as provided in subparagraph (B), in using a consumer report for employment purposs, beore taking any adverse action based
in whole or in part on the report, the person intending to take such advers action shall provide the consumer to whom the report relates -
(i) a copy of the report, and
(ii) a description in writing of the righst of the consumer under this title, and prescribed by the Federal Trade Commission under section 609(c)(3)."
