Chuck E. Cheese to pay $1.75M to settle class action over background checks
The settlement comes as a result of allegations that the company’s background check authorization forms violated the federal Fair Credit Reporting and California Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Acts. Read More
FCRA case filings increased significantly in 2015
According to a report by WebRecon, filings under the Fair Credit Reporting Act in 2015 exceeded the amount of cases filed in 2014 by more than 53 percent and are up more than 147 percent since 2007. Read More
BIG’s Director of Compliance receives advanced FCRA certification
Sadeq Khan, associate general counsel/director of compliance for BIG, successfully completed the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Advanced Certification Program – the highest level of certification offered by the National Association of Professional Background Screeners (NAPBS). Read More
Home Depot accused of running unauthorized background checks
A proposed class-action suit filed in California federal court claims the home improvement retailer included an unlawful liability waiver on its background check authorization forms. Read More
Lowe’s settles suit over background check notifications for $2.2M
The retail home improvement chain was accused of using background checks to make hiring decisions without providing prospective employees with copies of those reports, as required by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act. Read More