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Review of Local and State Conviction Record Laws Critical in Hiring Decisions
Court determines that employer unlawfully rescinded a job offer based on the contents of an applicant's criminal record. Read More
E-Verify Unplanned Outage Has Been Resolved
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the outage, which began at 1:53 p.m. ET January 4 was resolved at 8:06 p.m. ET January 5. Read More
Court Determines State Amendments Were Preempted by FCRA
In this case involving two consumer reporting agencies, a federal court ruled that the terms of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) superseded Maine state credit reporting restrictions. Read More
Arbitration Award Appealed in Case Involving Positive Drug Test
After an arbitrator ruled that a wholesale beverage company did not have just cause for terminating a union-affiliated driver who produced drug test results positive for cocaine, the wholesaler appealed the decision to federal court. Read More
Supreme Court Grants TransUnion Petition for Certiorari in Class Action
The Court will consider the first question in TransUnion LLC's September 2, 2020 petition which concerns the established standard for injury suffered by proposed class members and their representative. The class action suit alleges that the consumer credit reporting agency violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Read More