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Two new bills affecting credit reporting and the use of credit reports for employment purposes are working their way through Congress. If passed, the bills would amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The first, The Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2015, H.R….
Within the past year, one Wisconsin resident has filed several class-action lawsuits against Wisconsin employers. In each case, the plaintiff filed a class-action lawsuit against the employer in Wisconsin federal court on the grounds that the employers had violated…
A new study finds that when employers are prohibited from looking into applicants’ financial history, African-Americans become more likely to be unemployed compared to other demographic groups. Which is odd, the story notes, considering that studies find little…
Reiterating the need for employers to ensure compliance with every word of the FCRA, an Illinois judge let a suit proceed against Sprint over background checks, holding that the alleged technical violation of the statute can move forward despite the fact that the…
Wells Fargo will pay twelve million dollars related to allegations for obtaining consumer reports (background checks) in connection with job applications. Plaintiff Terrell Manuel applied for and was offered a job at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (Wells Fargo). At the time…
In the last two years, the number of employment class actions under the federal FCRA has ballooned. Most of the cases reported in the media have involved challenges to an employer’s compliance with the FCRA’s disclosure and authorization requirements. However,…
In Lagos v. The Leland Stanford Junior University, the plaintiff alleged the defendant’s background check disclosure violated the FCRA because it included notices regarding background checks required under state law. The court declined to dismiss the…
Organizations leverage background screening when hiring new employees in order to protect themselves from making a costly mistake. But candidates are also protected by federal laws, like the FCRA that help regulate background reports by promoting accuracy and privacy…
Claims brought against employers under the FCRA arising out of one aspect or another of employers’ background investigation procedures have been the litigation de jure recently. Many of these lawsuits have resulted in multi-million dollar settlements. There is a…
A Chicago man believes Sprint violated federal law in disclosure forms it provided him before checking his credit when he was applying for a job. And since he believes the company has done the same with others, he has asked a judge to allow him to bring a class action…