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Avoid EEOC Complaints

Avoid EEOC Complaints

Although criminal histories can be among the most important for identifying potentially problematic employees, recent EEOC Guidelines elaborate on the use of criminal histories in hiring practices, and should not be ignored. These guidelines have made it incumbent…

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Wegmans Accused of Fair Credit Violations

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 notification to job applicants and employees prior to a routine consumer background screening process. The two accusers,…

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McDonald’s Workers Near Ok On Credit Checks Deal

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 Fair Credit Reporting Act by running credit checks on over 2,500 job applicants without making the disclosures required by…

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Waffle House Must Face Class Employment Claims

Waffle House Must Face Class Employment Claims

A class action claiming Waffle House didn’t hire prospective employees based on false information garnered from background checks, will proceed, despite Waffle House trying to shut the case down. Lead plaintiff William Jones attempted to get a job at a Waffle…

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Food Lion Job Applicants Class Action Settlement

Food Lion Job Applicants Class Action Settlement

An almost $3 million class action settlement was reached with Food Lion LLC and its parent company Delhaize America LLC to resolve allegations that the company used illegal background check procedures on its job applications, in violation of federal law. The Food Lion…

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FCRA Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Pizza Hut

FCRA Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Pizza Hut

In a complaint filed January 15, 2015 in the Southern District of New York the Plaintiff – Alberto Rivera, a job applicant at a Bronx, NY location – alleges Pizza Hut violated the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requirement that a “clear and…

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Another FCRA Class Action Lawsuit Crafted Against Michaels

Another FCRA Class Action Lawsuit Crafted Against Michaels

A second class action lawsuit alleging improper background checks on job applicants was filed in federal court in Texas against the retail craft supply chain Michaels Stores Inc. The plaintiff argues that Michaels violated the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)…

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Whole Foods Hit With Illegal Background Check Class Action

Whole Foods Hit With Illegal Background Check Class Action

Colin Speer hit Whole Foods Market Group, Inc. with a class action lawsuit in a Florida federal court alleging that the grocery store chain performs illegal background checks on prospective and existing employees in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Speer…

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