Background Reports

Pride Industries Background Check FCRA Settlement

Pride Industries is settling a class action concerning its obtaining of background checks on job applicants. The complaint alleged the company violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).  Read more

Trans Union Names on OFAC Database Settlement

Trans Union, LLC is paying $9 million to settle a class action alleging it did not comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) when it erroneously associated consumers with individuals who were part of the government’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Database. The database lists persons who are suspected of being terrorists, drug  Read more

G4S Secure Solutions Consumer Reports FCRA Settlement

G4S Secure Solutions (USA), Inc. has promised to pay up to $1.7 million to settle a class action claiming it violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The complaint alleged the company had put extraneous information into the forms it used to authorize it to obtain and use consumer reports for employment purposes.  Read more

Managed Labor Solutions Adverse Actions FCRA Settlement

This settlement resolves a class action against Managed Labor Solutions, LLC (MLS) and Peoplease, LLC, under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The complaint alleged that the companies violated the FCRA by obtaining consumer reports on job applicants and not providing proper notice, including a copy of the report, when taking an adverse action against  Read more

First Advantage No Authorization to Do Background Check Settlement

First Advantage Background Services Corporation, which provides background checks to prospective employers, is settling a class action alleging that it provided such reports for Legacy Red Clients without getting certification that the subject had authorized the report and without getting a form signed by the subject. A Legacy Red Client is one acquired via the  Read more

UBS Background Report Disclosure and FCRA Rules Class Action

Congress passed the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) because it saw “a need to insure that consumer reporting agencies exercise their grave responsibilities with fairness, impartiality, and a respect for the consumer’s right to privacy.” The complaint for this class action alleges that UBS Financial Services, Inc. violated the law when it obtained a background  Read more

Safeway, Vons Consumer Reports FCRA Settlement

This settlement resolves a class action against a number of supermarket defendants: Safeway, Inc., the Vons Companies, Inc. Vons Sherman Oaks, LLC, Safeway Southern California, Inc., and Safeway Leasing, Inc. The complaint alleged that the supermarket companies procured consumer reports on prospective employees without following the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and  Read more

Kforce Background Check Disclosures FCRA Settlement

Kforce, Inc. is paying $790,000 to settle a class action alleging that it gave prospective employees background check disclosure forms that were deficient under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).  Read more

First Advantage No Investigation of Disputed Credit Report Entries Class Action

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) gives consumers rights when companies compile and trade information about them. For example, in passing the FCRA, Congress said that “the consumer has a right … to correct any erroneous information in his credit file.” In this class action, the complaint alleges that First Advantage Background Services Corp. does  Read more

LexisNexis, Kroll Consumer Reports Info on Judgments and Liens Class Action

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires that companies that collect or sell data on individuals must use reasonable means to ensure that their data is accurate. This class action alleges that LexisNexis Risk Solutions and Kroll Factual Data, Inc. do not take such precautions in supplying or selling data about civil judgments or liens.  Read more