Universal Studios Orlando, the theme park and resort owned by NBCUniversal Inc., was hit with a putative class action accusing it of not properly disclosing that it was using credit reports on current and prospective employees to make employment decisions, according to a lawsuit removed to federal court.
Lead plaintiff alleges in the FCRA class action lawsuit that Universal Studios Orlando used a consumer report in determining not to hire him, but Universal illegally obtained and used the report. The plaintiff alleges that Universal does not properly disclose its use of credit reports in hiring decisions, in additions to other violations of FCRA. Plaintiff claims that although the company includes a liability release within its FCRA disclosure form in the job application, the release does not meet the “longstanding regulatory guidance from the FTC.” In response to the suit, Universal categorically denied the allegations in a brief filed Tuesday, saying that neither it nor any of its agents violated the law when making employment decisions.
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