Authorization
The facts set forth in this application and any supplemental information are true and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that, if employed, falsified statements on this application shall be considered sufficient cause for immediate discharge. I hereby authorize investigation of all statements contained herein and employers listed above to give you any and all information concerning my employment, and any pertinent information they may have, and release all parties from all liability for any damage that may result from furnishing same.
I understand that neither the completion of this application nor any other part of my consideration for employment establishes any obligation for the company to hire me. If I am hired, I understand that either the company or I can terminate my employment at any time and for any reason, with or without cause and without prior notice. I understand that no representative of the company has the authority to make any assurance to the contrary.
I understand that I am required to abide by all rules and regulations of the company.
I understand that coming to the company on orientation does not guarantee employment.
I accept that the form I fill out is compiled from the combination of the information I provided, which will confirm my identity, and that I agree that even if I am not employed by Tempo Freight Systems and affiliated companies, I shall not, for any reason, discuss, talk about, post, tweet, blog or comment upon Carrier, its officers, directors, agents, employees, methods of doing business, products, services, employment or contracting practices or operations in any manner on, using or through any format, which might portray Carrier in a negative light or might cause anyone to form a negative opinion of Carrier.
If I break it, I understand that the company has the right to initiate court proceedings By filling out this application form, I consent to Tempo Freight Systems to share this information with affiliate companies so they can contact me for recruiting, possible cooperation or employment purposes.
I authorize the following employer to release and forward the information requested below in this document concerning my Alcohol and Controlled Substance Testing Records, General Work and Vehicle Accident History for the past three years as required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to Tempo Freight Systems.
I understand that I will not be rejected/approved terminated or hired for a job based on my race, religion, political views, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
DISCLOSURE AND AUTHORIZATION REGARDING BACKGROUND
INVESTIGATION FOR EMPLOYMENT PURPOSES
Disclosure
Tempo Freight Systems (the "Company") may request from a consumer reporting agency and for employment-related purposes, a "consumer report(s)" (commonly known as "background reports") containing background information about you in connection with your employment, or application for employment, or engagement for services (including independent contractor or volunteer assignments, as applicable).
HireRight, LLC ("HireRight") will prepare or assemble the background reports for the Company. HireRight is located and can be contacted at 3349 Michelson Drive, Suite 150, Irvine, CA 92612. (800) 400-2761, www.hireright.com.
The background report(s) may contain information concerning your character, general reputation, personal characteristics, mode of living, or credit standing. The types of background information that may be obtained include, but are not limited to: criminal history; litigation history; motor vehicle record and accident history; social security number verification; address and alias history; credit history; verification of your education, employment and earnings history; professional licensing, credential and certification checks; drug/alcohol testing results and history; military service; and other information.
Authorization
FMCSA PSP Disclosure and Authorization
THE BELOW DISCLOSURE AND AUTHORIZATION LANGUAGE IS FOR MANDATORY USE BY ALL ACCOUNT HOLDERS
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE REGARDING BACKGROUND REPORTS FROM THE PSP Online Service
In connection with your application for employment with Tempo Freight Systems ("Prospective Employer"), Prospective Employer, its employees, agents or contractors may obtain one or more reports regarding your driving, and safety inspection history from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
When the application for employment is submitted in person, if the Prospective Employer uses any information it obtains from FMCSA in a decision to not hire you or to make any other adverse employment decision regarding you, the Prospective Employer will provide you with a copy of the report upon which its decision was based and a written summary of your rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act before taking any final adverse action. If any final adverse action is taken against you based upon your driving history or safety report, the Prospective Employer will notify you that the action has been taken and that the action was based in part or in whole on this report.
When the application for employment is submitted by mail, telephone, computer, or other similar means, if the Prospective Employer uses any information it obtains from FMCSA in a decision to not hire you or to make any other adverse employment decision regarding you, the Prospective Employer must provide you within three business days of taking adverse action oral, written or electronic notification: that adverse action has been taken based in whole or in part on information obtained from FMCSA; the name, address, and the toll free telephone number of FMCSA; that the FMCSA did not make the decision to take the adverse action and is unable to provide you the specific reasons why the adverse action was taken; and that you may, upon providing proper identification, request a free copy of the report and may dispute with the FMCSA the accuracy or completeness of any information or report. If you request a copy of a driver record from the Prospective Employer who procured the report. then, within 3 business days of receiving your request, together with proper identification, the Prospective Employer must send or provide to you a copy of your report and a summary of your rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Neither the Prospective Employer nor the FMCSA contractor supplying the crash and safety information has the capability to correct any safety data that appears to be incorrect. You may challenge the accuracy of the data by submitting a request to https://dataqs.fmcsa.dot. gov. if you challenge crash or inspection information reported by a State, FMCSA cannot change or correct this data. Your request will be forwarded by the DataQs system to the appropriate State for adjudication.
Any crash or inspection in which you were involved will display on your PSP report. Since the PSP report does not report, or assign, or imply fault, it will include all Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) crashes where you were a driver or co-driver and where those crashes were reported to FMCSA, regardless of fault. Similarly, all inspections, with or without violations, appear on the PSP report. State citations associated with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) violations that have been adjudicated by a court of law will also appear, and remain, on a PSP report.
The Prospective Employer cannot obtain background reports from FMCSA without your authorization.
AUTHORIZATION
If you agree that the Prospective Employer may obtain such background reports, please read the following and sign below:
I authorize Tempo Freight Systems ("Prospective Employer") to access the FMCSA Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP) system to seek information regarding my commercial driving safety record and information regarding my safety inspection history. I understand that I am authorizing the release of safety performance information including crash data from the previous five (5) years and inspection history from the previous three (3) years. I understand and acknowledge that this release of information may assist the Prospective Employer to make a determination regarding my suitability as an employee.
I further understand that neither the Prospective Employer nor the FMCSA contractor supplying the crash and safety information has the capability to correct any safety data that appears to be incorrect. I understand I may challenge the accuracy of the data by submitting a request to https://dataqs.fmcsa.dot.gov. If I challenge crash or inspection information reported by a State, FMCSA cannot change or correct this data. I understand my request will be forwarded by the DataQs system to the appropriate State for adjudication.
I understand that any crash or inspection in which I was involved will display on my PSP report. Since the PSP report does not report, or assign, or imply fault, I acknowledge it will include all CM V crashes where I was a driver or co-driver and where those crashes were reported to FMCSA, regardless of fault. Similarly, I understand all inspections, with or without violations, will appear 2 on my PSP report, and State citations associated with FMCSR violations that have been adjudicated by a court of law will also appear, and remain, on my PSP report. I have read the above Disclosure Regarding Background Reports provided to me by Prospective Employer and I understand that if I sign this Disclosure and Authorization, Prospective Employer may obtain a report of my crash and inspection history. I hereby authorize Prospective Employer and its employees, authorized agents, and/or affiliates to obtain the information authorized above.
NOTICE: This form is made available to monthly account holders by NIC on behalf of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Account holders are required by federal law to obtain an Applicant\'s written or electronic consent prior to accessing the Applicant\'s PSP report. Further, account holders are required by FMCSA to use the language contained in this Disclosure and Authorization form to obtain an Applicant\'s consent. The language must be used in whole, exactly as provided. Further, the language on this form must exist as one stand-alone document. The language may NOT be included with other consent forms or any other language.
OTHER DISCLOSURES, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS & AUTHORIZATIONS
REGARDING BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION FOR EMPLOYMENT PURPOSES
Disclosure
Investigative Consumer Report:
Tempo Freight Systems (the "Company") may request an investigative consumer report about you from HireRight, LLC ("HireRight"), a consumer reporting agency, in connection with your employment, or application for employment, or engagement for services (including independent contractor or volunteer assignments, as applicable). An "investigative consumer report" is a background report that includes information from personal interviews (except in California, where that term includes background reports with or without information obtained from personal interviews), the most common form of which is checking personal or professional references through personal interviews with sources such as your former employers and associates, and other information sources. The investigative consumer report may contain information concerning your character, general reputation, personal characteristics, mode of living, or credit standing. You may request more information about the nature and scope of an investigative consumer report, if any, by contacting the Company.
Ongoine Authorization:
If the Company hires you or contracts for your services, the Company may obtain additional consumer reports and investigative consumer reports about you without asking for your authorization again, throughout your employment or your contract period, as allowed by law.
Additional State Law Notices:
Please see the "Additional State Law Notices" for California, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, and Washington that are provided below, as applicable. A California disclosure and summary of your rights under California Civil Code Section 1786.22, and a copy of New York Article 23-A, are being provided to you separately.
Summary of Rights under the Fair Credit Reportitm Au:
A summary of your rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act is being provided to you separately.
San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance Official Notice:
A copy of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance Official Notice is being provided to you separately.
HireRight Privacy Policy:
Information about HireRight\'s privacy practices is available at www.hireright.com/Privacy-Policy.aspx.
Acknowledgments & Authorization
I acknowledge that I have received and carefully read and understand the separate "Disclosure and Authorization Regarding Background Investigation for Employment Purposes"; and the separate "Summary of Rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act" that have been provided to me by the Company. I also acknowledge receipt of and that I have carefully read and understand (as applicable), the separate California Disclosure and Summary of Rights under California Civil Code Section 1786.22; the separate New York Article 23-A; and the separate San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance Official Notice that have been provided to me.
By my signature below, I authorize the preparation of background reports about me, including background reports that are "investigative consumer reports" by HireRight, and to the furnishing of such background reports to the Company and its designated representatives and agents, for the purpose of assisting the Company in making a determination as to my eligibility for employment or engagement for services (including independent contractor or volunteer assignments, as applicable), promotion, retention or for other lawful employment purposes. I understand that if the Company hires me or contracts for my services, my consent will apply, and the Company may, as allowed by law, obtain from HireRight (or from a consumer reporting agency other than HireRight) additional background reports pertaining to me, without asking for my authorization again, throughout my employment or contract period.
I understand that if the Company obtains a credit report about me, then it will only do so where such information is substantially related to the duties and responsibilities of the position in which I am engaged or for which I am being evaluated.
I understand that information contained in my employment (or contractor or volunteer) application, or otherwise disclosed by me before or during my employment (or contract or volunteer assignment), if any, may be used for the purpose of obtaining and evaluating background reports on me. I also understand that nothing herein shall be construed as an offer of employment or contract for services.
I understand that the information included in the background reports may be obtained from private and public record sources, including without limitation and as appropriate: government agencies and courthouses; educational institutions; and employers. Accordingly, I hereby authorize all of the following, to disclose information about me to the consumer reporting agency and its agents: law enforcement and all other federal, state and local government agencies and courts; educational institutions (public or private); testing agencies; information service bureaus; credit bureaus and other consumer reporting agencies; other public and private record/data repositories; motor vehicle records agencies; my employers; the military; and all other individuals and sources with any information about or concerning me. The information that can be disclosed to the consumer reporting agency and its agents includes, but is not limited to, information concerning my: employment and earnings history; education, credit, motor vehicle and accident history; drug/alcohol testing results and history; criminal history; litigation history; military service; professional licenses, credentials and certifications; social security number verification; address and alias history; and other information.
By my signature below, I also promise that the personal information I provide with this form or otherwise in connection with my background investigation is true, accurate and complete, and I understand that dishonesty or material omission may disqualify me from consideration for employment. I agree that a copy of this document in faxed, photocopied or electronic (including electronically signed) form will be valid like the signed original. I further acknowledge that I have received additional state law notices that I have reviewed and read.
Additional State Law Notices
Please also note the following:
CALIFORNIA: Pursuant to section 1786.22 of the California Civil Code, you may view the file maintained on you by the consumer reporting agency during normal business hours. You may also obtain a copy of this file, upon submitting proper identification and paying the actual copying costs, by appearing at the consumer reporting agency\'s offices in person, during normal business hours and on reasonable notice, or by certified mail. You may also receive a summary of the file by telephone, upon submitting proper identification and written request. The consumer reporting agency has trained personnel available to explain your file to you, including any coded information, and will provide a written explanation of any coded information contained in your file. If you appear in person, you may be accompanied by one other person, provided that person furnishes proper identification. "Proper identification" includes documents such as a valid driver\'s license, social security account number, military identification card, and credit cards. If you cannot identify yourself with such information, the consumer reporting agency may require additional information concerning your employment and personal or family history to verify your identity.
HireRight, LLC ("HireRight") will prepare the background report for the Company. HireRight is located and can be contacted at 3349 Michelson Drive. Suite 150. Irvine, CA 92612, (800) 400-2761. Information about HireRight\'s privacy practices is available at www.hireright.com/Privacy-Policy.aspx.
Additional California-specific information is set out below.
MASSACHUSETTS: Upon request to the Company, you have the right to know whether the Company requested an investigative consumer report about you and, upon written request to the Company, you have the right to receive a copy of any such report. You also have the right to ask the consumer reporting agency (e.g., HireRight) for a copy of any such report.
MINNESOTA: You have the right in most circumstances to submit a written request to the consumer reporting agency (e.g., HireRight) for a complete and accurate disclosure of the nature and scope of any consumer report the Company ordered about you. The consumer reporting agency must provide you with this disclosure within 5 days after (i) its receipt of your request or (ii) the date the report was requested by the Company, whichever date is later.
NEW JERSEY: You have the right to submit a request to the consumer reporting agency (e.g., HireRight) for a copy of any investigative consumer report the Company requested about you.
NEW YORK: You have the right, upon written request to the Company, to be informed of whether or not the Company requested a consumer report or an investigative consumer report about you. Shown above is the address and telephone number for HireRight, the consumer reporting agency used by the Company. You may inspect and receive a copy of any such report by contacting that consumer reporting agency. A copy of Article 23-A of the New York Correction Law is also provided below.
WASHINGTON STATE: If the Company requests an investigative consumer report, you have the right, upon written request made to the Company within a reasonable period of time after your receipt of this disclosure, to receive from the Company a complete and accurate disclosure of the nature and scope of the investigation requested by the Company. You are entitled to this disclosure within 5 days after the date your request is received or the Company ordered the report, whichever is later. You also have the right to request a written summary of your rights and remedies under the Washington Fair Credit Reporting Act.
