Philadelphia regional transportation authority sued over background checks
The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), the nation’s sixth-largest public transportation system, has been accused of violating federal and state employment laws after it turned away an applicant over a 20-year-old drug conviction. Read More
Class action accuses Sears of using improper background check disclosure forms
The chain of American department stores allegedly failed to clearly and conspicuously disclose that they would be obtaining consumer reports on applicants for employment purposes – a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Read More
CFPB hits another company with hefty fine for violations of the FCRA
Clarity Services, Inc., a Florida-based credit reporting agency, agreed to pay an $8 million penalty to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau amid allegations that the company obtained credit reports on consumers without “permissible purpose.” Read More
Class action accuses Hertz of unauthorized background checks
The car rental giant allegedly procured consumer reports on job applicants without their consent and used those checks to systematically disqualify those same individuals from job consideration without providing them copies of the results, according to Law360.com. Read More
Company settles FCRA class action for $1.1M
A court preliminary approved the settlement in the wake of allegations that the company violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by providing inadequate disclosures that the company would be obtaining background checks for employment purposes. Read More