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In August, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals claimed that a plaintiff who alleges extraneous information in a background check disclosure form lacks the necessary Article III standing to maintain a lawsuit. Cory Groshek submitted 562 applications, seeking…
Walmart is facing a class action lawsuit alleging that the company violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act by using unauthorized background checks. The lead plaintiff in the case argues that the business failed to provide adequate notice of the consumer report and did…
When Postmates failed to hire potential candidates based on background checks, the applicants argued the business was in violation of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act. The plaintiffs claim the company did not provide a copy of background check results or the…
The Ninth Circuit recently issued its decision on remand in Spokeo, reversing and remanding the case to the District Court. The Ninth Circuit issued its decision regarding whether the plaintiff had sufficiently pled a concrete injury required to establish Article III…
Two plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit against Disneyland claim the business has made hundreds of adverse employment decisions based on job applicants’ background check reports without providing required notifications under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act…
While most Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) lawsuits proceed in federal court, plaintiffs are permitted to file in state court. A class action was recently filed in state court in Los Angeles, where the judge did not decide on any issues of liability, but rather that…
In light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 136 S.Ct. 1540 (2016) and Dyson v. Sky Chefs, Inc., 2017 WL 2618946 (N.D. Tex. June 16, 2017), it would be wise for employers to evaluate their Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) compliance. Businesses…
It was determined by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin that an employer potentially violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) when it provided the employee with three days to dispute information contained in the background report rather…
In May, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued an opinion in Dreher v. Experian Information Solutions, Inc., reversing and dismissing a nearly $12 million award in a Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) class action. After applying the U.S. Supreme…
The highest jury verdict in the history of the Fair Credit Reporting Act was reached when the law firms of Francis & Mailman, P.C., Philadelphia, and Anderson, Ogilvie & Brewer, LLC, San Francisco, successfully obtained $60,055,800 in statutory and punitive…