Last month, Rite Aid filed a motion to dismiss a proposed Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) class-action in the District Court for the Eastern...
MoreCalifornia Law Restricts Employers From Asking About Juvenile Criminal History
Effective Jan. 1, California employers will be restricted from asking about, seeking or using a California applicant or employee’s juvenile...
MorePhiladelphia to Prohibit Inquiries About Applicant’s Wage History
The Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance (Ordinance) is being amended to make it an unlawful employment practice for an employer or employment...
MoreCity of Los Angeles Adopts Fair Chance Hiring Ordinance
The city of Los Angeles has adopted the Fair Chance Initiative Ordinance (Ordinance), which aims to eliminate a barrier to employment for persons...
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The District Court for the Central District of California found in favor of consumer standing in the case of Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins. A similar...
More‘Overbroad’ $1M Deal For Job Seekers, Screening Co. Nixed
A class of job seekers and background check company S2Verify must go back to the drawing board over their proposed $1 million settlement to close...
MoreLyft Wins Background Check Class Action Claim
A judge in California dismissed a class action lawsuit by a driver against Lyft, Inc., after determining the employee could not demonstrate...
MoreJudge Approves Settlement in Landmark Criminal Records Case
People with arrest records, heavily African Americans and Latinos, have won a $15 million settlement in a case in which they were unable to obtain...
MoreIndiana Passes New Legislation Restricting Criminal History Information Reported in Background Checks
The EEOC’s April 25, 2012 updated enforcement guidance on the use of arrest and conviction records by employers has generated renewed and...
MoreIllegal in Massachusetts: Asking Your Salary in a Job Interview
In a groundbreaking effort to close the wage gap between men and women, Massachusetts has become the first state to bar employers from asking...
MoreBackground Screening Class Certified in Obsolete Information Case
On July 26, a Northern District of California judge certified a class of applicants who claimed that S2Verify, a background check company...
MoreSerial FCRA Plaintiff Falls Short
After a battle of motions between the parties, a Wisconsin federal judge dismissed a proposed class action for alleged violations under the FCRA...
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