A Florida law firm filed federal class action lawsuits in the same court against three separate national employers on the same day, with two of...
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The Stop Errors in Credit Use and Reporting (SECURE) Act of 2014 ( S.2224,) was introduced in the U.S. Senate. The bill would amend the Fair...
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A $1.8 million class action settlement has been reached to resolve charges against Home Depot over allegedly violating the FCRA by not having...
MoreNYC Mayor Signs Law Banning Credit Checks
NYC Mayor Bill DeBlasio signed a bill (Int. 0261-2014) that amends the City’s Human Rights Law to prohibit most employers from inquiring...
MoreFCRA Class Action USB Financial Services
This is a consumer class action based upon Defendant UBS Financial Services, Inc.’s (UBS) violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15...
MoreBeyond Credit Reporting: The Extension of Potential Class Action Liability to Employers under the Fair Credit Reporting Act
The provisions of FCRA apply to any business entity that seeks to use a “consumer report” – which broadly includes anything from...
MoreTwo Data Brokers Settle FTC Charges That They Sold Consumer Data Without Complying With Protections Required Under the FCRA
Two data brokers have agreed to settle FTC charges that they violated the FCRA by providing reports about consumers to users such as prospective...
MoreDon’t Pay the Price of Keeping Your FCRA Disclosures Hidden in The Closet
On December 2, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania opined on when employers’ deficient disclosures can make...
MoreIs FCRA’s Prohibition on CRAs from Disclosing Truthful Public Information Constitutional?
The Southern District of California has granted the United States’ motion to intervene in Dowell v. General Information Services, Inc...
MoreFCRA Violations Against Background Screener Results In $18.6 Million Settlement
Plaintiffs’ counsel filed a Motion for Preliminary Approval of a Proposed Class Action Settlement against two Verisk Analytics companies...
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