A $1.8 million class action settlement has been reached to resolve charges against Home Depot over allegedly violating the FCRA by not having proper background check forms for its job applicants. According to the agreement, Class Members will receive anywhere from $15…
Posts by Category: Background Check Compliance
Don’t Pay the Price of Keeping Your FCRA Disclosures Hidden in The Closet
On December 2, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania opined on when employers’ deficient disclosures can make them liable under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) in Reardon v. ClosetMaid Corporation, No. 2:08-CV-01730, 2013 U.S….
More Restrictions on Criminal Background Checks
California appears to be the latest state to join the criminal-background-restriction bandwagon. A new law enacted last month amends the California Labor Code to prohibit public and private employers from asking job applicants about criminal records that have been…
Background Check Forms Face Increased Scrutiny in Federal Court
Businesses should check their background check consent forms and their pre-adverse action waiting periods, after a recent federal court decision. In Reardon v. Closetmaid Corporation, the district court granted summary judgment in favor of a class of more than 1,800…
Whole Foods Sued Over Worker Background-Check Procedure
Whole Foods Market California Inc. was slapped with a proposed nationwide class action accusing the company of using a legally invalid form to get job applicants to consent to background checks as part of the hiring process. The complaint claims that the form Whole…
FCRA Violations Against Background Screener Results In $18.6 Million Settlement
Plaintiffs’ counsel filed a Motion for Preliminary Approval of a Proposed Class Action Settlement against two Verisk Analytics companies – Intellicorp Records, Inc. and InsuranceInformation Exchange, LLC – for alleged violations of the Fair Credit…


