Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn A provider of outsourced labor to companies has agreed to pay $225,000 to settle a class action lawsuit for allegedly violating the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by failing to provide pre-adverse action notices when using background check reports to take adverse employment actions against applicants and…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On July 19, 2022, a former employee of a logistics company filed a class action lawsuit that claimed the alleged procurement of background checks for employment purposes without the required disclosures and written authorization in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), according to a report on…
Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn A Florida-based cannabis dispensary that sells marijuana products has agreed to pay $60,500 to resolve a class action lawsuit that claimed the company allegedly violated the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) with unlawful background checks, according to a report on the Top Class Actions website. Top Class…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On May 6, 2022, a class of consumers asked a California federal court to approve a $9 million settlement in a class action lawsuit that was once ruled on by the Supreme Court of the United States to settle claims that nationwide credit reporting agency (NCRA) TransUnion…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On May 5, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – two U.S. government agencies that enforce the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) – filed an amicus brief in a class action lawsuit that argued the FCRA does not distinguish between…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A proposed class action lawsuit filed in a South Carolina district court claims a consumer reporting agency (CRA) “willfully” violated the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by selling old and outdated traffic citation information to third parties that included prospective landlords, according to a report from…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A proposed class action lawsuit is claiming a real estate investment trust that owns several hotels in New York City violated the Fair Chance Act (FCA) amendment to the New York City Human Rights Law (NYCHRL) by firing a bellperson on the basis of his conviction history,…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A home improvement retailer is facing a proposed class action lawsuit claiming violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) that prohibits employers from taking adverse action against job applicants based on their background check report without first giving them a copy of the report, according to…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On January 26, 2022, a federal judge in a U.S. District Court in New York City said a convicted murderer who served 23 years in prison may pursue a proposed class action lawsuit against Amazon.com Inc. and its Whole Foods unit after he was turned down for…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On August 13, 2021, the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida certified an “Adverse Action Class” in the class action lawsuit LYTTLE v. TRULIEVE, INC. that claimed a cannabis company took adverse action against employees and applicants based on background checks in a way that…
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