Court Rules in Criminal Background Check Case that States are Immune from Lawsuits Under FCRA
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 11, 2018, a ruling in the case of Pendergrass v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) where the Plaintiff claimed WMATA’s criminal background check policy was discriminatory found that states are immune from lawsuits under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).