City of Portland Passes Stringent “Ban the Box” Law
On November 25, 2015, the Portland City Council and Mayor [...]
Background Checks Are Not Created Equally
Many companies, especially those in the in-home services industries, tout [...]
Whole Foods Market Agrees to Settle in FCRA Class Action Lawsuit
Whole Foods Market Group, Inc., and the plaintiff, Colin Speer, [...]
New York City Restricts the Use of Credit Reports for Employment Purposes
New York City, later this week (as of September 3, [...]
“Ban the Box” Movement Continues to Expand
It was just about a year ago when I wrote [...]
Supreme Court rules that Disparate Impact can apply to the Fair Housing Act
On June 25, 2015, the Supreme Court in a 5-4 [...]
Michaels Stores – 3 FCRA Class Action Lawsuits Consolidated in New Jersey
Michael Stores, the recipient of three separate class action lawsuits [...]
$3 Million FCRA Settlement by Food Lion Parent
As I have been writing for well over a year, [...]
Franchisee Screening – A “No-Brainer” for Franchisors
If someone told you that you could obtain information that [...]
EEOC Rebuffed Again. Fourth Circuit Denies Disparate Impact Claim.
Last week the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was handed [...]
