A recent class action lawsuit against Amazon is at least the second of its kind to be filed against the company in the last six months. Plaintiff...
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Amazon Hit With Another Background Check Class Action Lawsuit
Kohl’s Hit With Background Check Class Action Lawsuit
A class action lawsuit alleging improper background checks on job applicants was filed in federal court in California against the retail giant...
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Food Lion Parent Company Settles Multi-Million Dollar FCRA Background Screening Class Action
On March 2, the plaintiff’s counsel in Brown v. Delhaize America, LLC submitted an unopposed motion for preliminary approval, seeking Court...
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Employee Background Checks: Duties and Limitations on the Employer
Conducting background checks is both a necessary and risky venture that employers take on when hiring and retaining employees. Employers are...
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Class Suit Targets Uber’s Pre-Employment Background Checks
Uber Inc. has been hit with a putative class action in federal court in Newark claiming it violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act by using...
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New FINRA Rule on Background Checks
FINRA (the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) has issued a rule change for background screening requirements that went into effect on July...
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Whole Foods Settles Background Check Class Action Lawsuit for $803K
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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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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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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Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins: Petitioner Argues if There is No Actual Injury-in-Fact, Plaintiff Lacks Standing to Sue
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari on April 27, 2015 in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, No. 13-1339, the Petitioner has weighed in...
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Chuck E. Cheese Settles Background Check Lawsuit for $1.75 Million
On July 7, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California preliminarily approved a $1.75 million class action settlement...
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Background Screening Companies May Now Report Convictions Older Than Seven Years In Nevada
Under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), background screening companies (or consumer reporting agencies) are generally prohibited from...
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