Court Skeptical Outside Investigation into Employee Misconduct Constitutes Consumer Report Under FCRA

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Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 31, 2018, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decision in the case of Rivera v Allstate Insurance involved a novel question about whether or not an investigation by a third party into employee misconduct could be considered a “consumer report” under the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).