CFPB fines two background screening firms $13 million
According to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, General Information Services and its affiliate, e-Background-Checks.com Inc., “failed to take basic steps to provide accurate background screening reports to employers about job applicants.” Read More
Big Lots the latest retail chain to be hit with FCRA class action
Following the likes of retailers such as Sears and Home Depot, Big Lots is accused of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act for its failure to provide “standalone” disclosures prior to obtaining third-party consumer reports on applicants. Read More
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
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
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