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Pennsylvania governor waives background check fees for volunteers
Gov. Tom Wolf announced that volunteers who wish to work with children will no longer have to pay the $20 fee for required child-abuse clearances and criminal background checks, according to PennLive.com 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
Dollar Tree the latest retailer to land FCRA class-action lawsuit
According to Law360.com , the discount variety store allegedly botched their background check disclosure forms according to the suit filed in a Florida federal court. Read More