Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA): Federal law regulating the collection and use of consumer information, including employment verification. Requires written consent from the employee for background checks.

Federal Privacy Act of 1974: Federal legislation governing the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of personal information maintained by federal agencies and establishing privacy protections for individual records.

EEOC Regulations: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission regulations ensuring fair employment practices and preventing discrimination in employment verification processes.

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act: Federal law requiring financial institutions to explain their information-sharing practices and protect sensitive data, applicable when financial information is involved in employment verification.

Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act: Federal legislation that makes identity theft a federal crime and provides protection against unauthorized use of personal information in employment verification processes.

State Privacy Laws: Various state-specific privacy regulations that may impose additional requirements on the handling and protection of personal information during employment verification.

Record Retention Requirements: Federal and state-specific requirements governing how long employment verification documents must be maintained and how they should be stored securely.

State Data Protection Laws: State-specific regulations governing the protection, handling, and disclosure of personal data in employment verification processes.