Provider Hit with Class Action Lawsuit Over Inaccurate Background Check Report

Provider Hit with Class Action Lawsuit Over Inaccurate Background Check Report

Provider Hit with Class Action Lawsuit Over Inaccurate Background Check Report

IMG, doing business as Cathedral Health Care Center, an Indiana-based healthcare management group, has been accused of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Michele Petry filed the class action lawsuit after a false background check report caused her to be denied for employment. The company refused to provide a copy of the report, which showed multiple felonies that Petry did not commit. The lawsuit includes those job applicants who were denied employment without being provided a copy of the report or consumers’ rights in the past five years. This could include hundreds – possibly thousands – of applicants.

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