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The updated terms make explicit that requesting a background check through Gusto creates a legally binding agreement not just with Gusto but also incorporating terms from Gusto's payroll service and Checkr's service agreement. This means customers are committing to multiple overlapping sets of terms when they initiate a background check request. The change does not appear to alter the substantive rights or obligations, but rather clarifies their scope and binding nature in writing.
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"Gusto will require Employer to provide certain information to us from time to time...to help us verify Employer's business entity information, the identity of Employer's Administrators and signatory, and perform other additional due diligence...Excerpt from Gusto's Terms of Service
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The clause states: “Gusto will require Employer to provide certain information to us from time to time...to help us verify Employer's business entity information, the identity of Employer's Administrators and signatory, and perform other additional due diligence...”
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