FCRA lawsuits have steadily risen each year for the past decade. In 2009, less than 1500 cases were filed against employers and/or CRA’s. Last year, over 4000 cases were filed prior to the end of last year. Due to their overall “sweeping” nature, many larger companies use in the processes with less individual care, FCRA […]
Home Depot has been slapped with a class action lawsuit for violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by allegedly failing to properly inform job applicants that adverse action was taken due to the results of a background check. The lawsuit was filed in Georgia District Court (N.D. Ga. Case No. 1:14-cv-02123, Henderson v. the […]
A trucking company has settled in a class action law suit claiming they violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Vitran Express Inc. agreed on Tuesday to pay $2.6 million to settle the lawsuit, which claimed Vitran didn’t disclose to job applicants that criminal background checks were going to be conducted on them. Employers are required […]
