U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield agreed to the terms of the Sterling class action settlement, which ends allegations that the background...
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Sterling Background Check Class Action Settlement Gets Final OK
California Law and Background Screening
The California Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether the Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (ICRAA) is unconstitutionally vague...
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Bad Background Check Leads to Class Actions, Including Against Freeman Webb
A man who says he was wrongfully fired over false information in a background check has filed a pair of class-action lawsuits in federal court...
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Amazon Hit With Another Background Check Class Action Lawsuit
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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Goodlatte, Sensenbrenner and Conyers Praise House Passage of Legislation to Strengthen Privacy Protections for Individuals
The House of Representatives approved the Judicial Redress Act of 2015 (H.R. 1428) by voice vote. Introduced by Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism...
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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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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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U.S. Lawsuit Claims Companies Illegally Refused to Hire Ex-Cons
In a state court in Manhattan, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) sued a class of companies it said were...
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Lawsuit Claims Background Check Error Ruined Reputation
A Minnesota mother blames a background check mistake for ruining her reputation. The company that did Wosmek’s background check for the...
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Virginia Limits Employer Access to Social Media Accounts of Employees and Applicants
Effective July 1, 2015, employers in Virginia will be prohibited from requiring, requesting, or causing a current or prospective employee to...
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New Illinois Laws in 2015: What Employers Should Know
Joining the current “Ban the Box” trend, the Job Opportunities for Qualified Applicants Act prohibits Illinois employers from asking...
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Food Lion Job Applicants Reach $3M Background Check Class Action Settlement
A group of job applicants say they support the almost $3 million class action settlement reached with Food Lion, LLC and its parent company...
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