United Parcel Service of America Inc. (UPS) is facing a class action lawsuit after allegedly using background checks to make employment decisions...
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UPS Class Action Says Background Check Practices Violate FCRA
Pre-Employment Background Screening 101 – Mitigate Your Risk
Attorney Montserrat Miller’s article is a poignant reminder employers about practices they should implement to help mitigate risk in the hiring...
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Ninth Circuit Confirms That Liability Waiver in FCRA Disclosure Triggers Liability
The Ninth Circuit has determined that a prospective employer violates the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) when it procures a job applicant’s...
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Wegmans Accused of Fair Credit Violations
Wegmans Food Markets has been accused of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) in a lawsuit alleging the company failed to give proper...
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D.C. Bill Protects Job Applicants’ Credit Histories
Washington, D.C., has joined 11 states, New York City and Chicago in an effort to prevent employers from conducting credit history screens for job...
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District Court Wrestles with Interpretation of Webpage in Background Check Disclosure Lawsuit
The Fair Credit Reporting Act requires that employers provide prospective applicants with a disclosure before obtaining a pre-employment...
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Rite Aid Seeks Dismissal of Job Applicant Background Check Class Action
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...
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Receipt of Improper Background Check Disclosure is Sufficient to Confer Standing Under Spokeo
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...
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Man Wins 3.6 Million After Background Check Goofs
A $3.6 million verdict was won by a Florida man who was falsely identified twice by First Advantage Background Services as a man with the same...
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McDonald’s Workers Near Ok On Credit Checks Deal
A California federal judge on Monday said he would approve a McDonald’s operator’s $950,000 deal to end claims that it violated the...
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NJ Bank Sued by Job Applicants Over Credit Reports
New Jersey’s Valley National Bank is facing a putative class action in federal court after violating the federal fair credit reporting law...
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Illinois Appellate Court Reminds Employers of Restrictions on Credit Checks
Neiman Marcus was found guilty of violating the Illinois Employee Credit Privacy Act when a conditional offer of employment for an entry level...
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