Background Reports
Home Depot Background Check Disclosure FCRA Class Action
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) intends to ensure that consumers’ credit reports are only accessed for certain limited, permissible purposes, and that consumers are properly informed of, and consent to, the access. The complaint for this class action alleges that Home Depot USA, Inc. did have a permissible purpose but did not properly perform Read more
CrimShield Background Report Requirements FCRA Class Action
CrimShield, Inc. provides background reports to help companies screen prospective employees. At times, it does more than that, reviewing the reports itself and determining whether the subject of report should be hired. The complaint for this class action alleges that CrimShield does not complaint with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) in how it obtains Read more
AppFolio Tenant Screening Report False Info FCRA Settlement
AppFolio, Inc. is settling a class action alleging that it violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The complaint alleged that AppFolio (a) sold tenant screening reports that included information from public records that belonged to a different person, and (b) did not give consumers proper disclosures required by the FCRA when asked. Read more
First Advantage Background Services Hid Sources of Consumer Report Class Action
Plaintiff Carlos Ramirez was turned down for a job because a background report on him claimed that he had been convicted of a petit theft in 2013. Ramirez says he could not have committed the 2013 theft because he did not set foot in the US until 2015. The complaint for this class action alleges Read more
Instant Checkmate, Truthfinders Report on Expunged or Sealed Records Class Action
Consumer reporting companies can’t print everything they uncover in their consumer reports. For example, the law prohibits them from publishing expunged or sealed criminal records. But the complaint for this class action alleges that consumer reporting agency the Control Group Media Company and its subsidiaries Instant Checkmate and Truthfinders go ahead and publish these this Read more
Deluxe Check Printers Prospective Employee Credit Checks Class Action
Deluxe Corporation and Deluxe Check Printers regularly obtain credit background reports on prospective employees, says the complaint for this class action. However, the complaint alleges that they do this without obtaining providing proper disclosures or obtaining proper authorization. This would be a violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and as well as California’s Read more
Umpqua Bank Background Check FCRA Settlement
Umpqua Bank is setting aside $325,000 to settle a class action. The complaint alleged that when the bank obtained background and credit checks, it did not comply with all the provisions of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Read more
FedEx/Genco I Background Check and Wage and Hour Cases Settlements
FedEx Supply Chain, Inc. is settling two cases at once. The background check case alleges that the company violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act and California laws because it did not provide the subjects of background checks with proper pre-screening disclosures. The wage and hour case alleges that the company violated the Fair Labor Standards Read more