The Fair Credit Reporting Act’s (FCRA) hyper-technical disclosure and authorization requirements are competing with compliance of criminal...
MoreFourth Circuit Vacates $12M FCRA Class Action Judgment Against Experian
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently vacated a $12 million judgment against Experian Information Solutions, Inc.. The class action alleges...
MoreKansas Federal Court Grants Partial Approval to Background Check Disclosure Class Action Settlement
In January, the United States District Court for the District of Kansas granted partial preliminary approval to the class settlement in Lengel v...
MoreImproper Form of Background Check Disclosure Not Sufficient Injury for Standing
Courts have been struggling to define the contours of standing in “no injury” ever since the Supreme Court decided Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins last...
MoreCourts Approve $950,000 FCRA Class Action Settlement Against McDonald’s
In March, the United States District Court for the Central District of California granted final approval of a Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)...
MoreCourt Rejects FCRA Background Check Settlement as Providing Insufficient Recovery for Class Members in Light of Ninth Circuit Ruling
This month, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California declined to preliminarily approve a class action settlement of the...
MoreNinth Circuit: “Solely” Means “Solely” When it Comes to FCRA-Mandated Disclosures
The Ninth Circuit recently tackled the meaning of the word “solely” in considering the legality of an employer’s inclusion of a prospective waiver...
MoreNew FCRA Class Action Against UPS Shows Traditional FCRA Claims Alive and Well
Employers have been struggling to understand their responsibilities under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) as plaintiffs change their focus...
MoreFederal Appeals Court Concludes that Employer Violates Fair Credit Reporting Act by Including Liability Waiver in Mandated Disclosure
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently ruled in Syed v. M-I, LLC that a prospective employer violated the Fair Credit Reporting...
MoreFCRA Suit Against Amazon Moves Forward
A judge has ruled that a Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) suit against Amazon can move forward in Florida federal court. Donovan Hargrett, who...
MoreEmployer Commits Willful Violation of Fair Credit Reporting Act by Including Waiver in Statutorily Mandated Disclosure
In Syed v. M-I, LLC,the Ninth Circuit held that the Fair Credit and Reporting Act rights notice cannot be combined with any other notice or...
MoreBare Statutory Violation of FCRA Fails to Satisfy Standing Requirements Post-Spokeo, Says District of New Jersey in Suit Over Michaels Employment Disclosures
The recent ruling in In re: Michaels Stores, Inc., Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Litigation confirms the significance of the Spokeo decision...
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