RELIABLE BACKGROUND SCREENING INDUSTRY NEWS AND ARTICLES
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FCRA Class Action Filed Against Paramount Pictures Corporation
As I predicted in December, FCRA class action lawsuits are continuing as we enter the new year. It took only 7 days into 2015 for an FCRA Class Action complaint to be filed – this time, the targeted company is Paramount Pictures Corporation. On January 7, 2015, the Dion-Kindem Law Firm filed a class action complaint and demand for a jury trial, on behalf of plaintiff, Michael Peikoff. This proposed class action lawsuit alleges that Paramount Pictures Corporation violated the FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting Act – the federal law that regulates employee background checks, and which imposes very specific disclosure requirements upon [...]
2014 – A Year for FCRA Lawsuits. Expect More FCRA Lawsuits in 2015, so Review Your Employee Screening Forms and Processes
As 2014 comes to a close, it is clear that the number of class action lawsuits that will undoubtedly be filed in 2015, for violations of the FCRA will continue to rise. The FCRA (Fair Credit Reporting Act) is the federal law that regulates employee background checks. It imposes upon employers very specific disclosure requirements, both initially when an employee applicant authorizes the background check, and subsequently, if an adverse action (e.g., to not hire or to terminate the employee applicant) is taken based upon the results of the “consumer report”, i.e., the background check report. In 2014 there was a plethora [...]
Class Action Complaint Filed Against Uber for FCRA Violations
On November 24, 2014, a class action complaint was filed on behalf of the plaintiff, Abdul Kadir Mohamed, against (1) Uber Technologies, Inc., (2) Rasier LLC (purportedly a wholly owned subsidiary of Uber), and (3) the background screening company that Uber used. The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court (San Francisco), claims that these defendants violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) – the federal law that governs employment background screening – and that these defendants (companies) similarly violated related California and Massachusetts laws. California laws were also cited due to Uber and Rasier having principal places of business in [...]
Dollar General Agrees to Settle FCRA Lawsuit for $4 Million
Dollar General (actually its legal entity name, Dolgencorp, LLC) has agreed to settle for just over $4 million ̶ the lawsuit that was filed by plaintiffs, Jonathan Marcum and Jackie E. Lewis, Sr. (subject to Court approval following notice to the Settlement Class Members and once a subsequent court hearing has occurred). This settlement is for the proposed class action lawsuit, alleging the company violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) when it conducted employee background checks. The FCRA is the federal law that governs employee background checks, and it imposes very specific disclosure requirements upon employers. Although Dollar General denies any [...]
