Whole Foods Market Group Inc. has agreed to a nearly $803,000 class action lawsuit settlement over allegations that the natural grocery store...
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Whole Foods Settles Background Check Class Action Lawsuit for $803K
Universal Studios and the FCRA Roller Coaster
Universal Studios Orlando, the theme park and resort owned by NBCUniversal Inc., was hit with a putative class action accusing it of not properly...
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Fort Myers FL to Ban the Box on City Job Applications
The City of Fort Myers, Florida plans to “Ban the Box” and remove a question on the city’s employment application that asks job...
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Georgia Law Taking Effect July 1 Offers FCRA Protections
Effective July 1, 2015, a new law in Georgia – House Bill 328 (HB 328) – will enact similar protections offered to consumers under...
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Class Action Lawsuit Claims Bank Violated FCRA with Background Checks
A federal court in Virginia has denied a motion for summary judgment in a class action complaint that claims Wells Fargo Bank violated the FCRA...
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Woman Sues Credit Reporting Agencies for Declaring Her Dead
A St. Louis, Missouri woman has filed a lawsuit against the “big three” credit reporting agencies – Equifax, Experian, and...
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City of Wichita Joins Ban the Box Movement
The city of Wichita, Kansas has joined the Ban the Box movement by implementing a new program called the Fair Chance Initiative where public...
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Background Check Completion Act Introduced in House of Representatives
A South Carolina Congressman has introduced the Background Check Completion Act in the U.S. House of Representatives to close a loophole that...
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FCRA Class Action Lawsuits Rise Sharply in June 2015
Fair Credit reporting Act (FCRA) class action lawsuits rose 26.8% from May 2015 to June 2015, and FCRA class action lawsuits rose 67.4% in June...
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Are you OK with the F-C-R-A?
The Fair Credit Reporting Act isn’t just about credit. If your company uses background checks in making personnel decisions, the FTC reminds...
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Improper Use of Criminal Background Checks Could Cost You Millions
There is a growing movement to “Ban the Box” that has materialized in various states and local governments severely restricting, or...
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The Background Check Conundrum: “Manufacturing” a Problem (Pun Intended)
Over 100 states and cities across the United States have limited the use of an applicant’s criminal history in all but limited...
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