Another non-compliant company bites the dust and agrees to a $2.7 million-dollar pay-out to settle a class action lawsuit alleging the company violated the Fair Credit Report Act. There are obvious broadly-reported FCRA violations in the lawsuit and related news articles. We will of course cover those in this blog post a bit down the […]

Lack of an FCRA Disclosure has cost Frito-Lay a $2.4 Million Settlement in response to a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit Frito-Lay Agrees to Pay $2.4 Million to Settle FCRA Violation alleges that the company violated the Disclosure Requirements in the Fair Credit Reporting Act [ 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681 b(b )(2)(A)] when they conducted background […]

Fingerprint Records are being required of employers more and more frequently. This is true particularly if an employer is required to comply with requirements of one of their clients e.g. a school or government entity. This article summarizes the difficulties in using the FBI fingerprint record database especially when using them in the employment screening […]

Don’t forget the pre-adverse action letter because it:   1.       Is required by law  2.       Provides the individual an opportunity to explain a case of wrong identity and  3.       Affords the individual a chance to provide a record of an expunged record  According to a report from Top Class Action Lawsuits  Disneyland must now face […]

Yep, Costco has agreed to pay nearly $2.5 million to end a Fair Credit Reporting Act class action lawsuit alleging the company failed to use proper stand-alone disclosure notices to obtain background reports about job applicants. But, guess who gets their money first? After covering the Class’s court costs and attorneys’ fees and incentive awards […]