Updates to the FCRA Summary of Consumer Rights Form Due to be Implemented by March 2024
On March 17, 2023, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule requiring updates to Bureau and other federal agency contact information within the Fair Credit Reporting Agency (FCRA) Summary of Consumer Rights form. Read More
Court rules automatic scoring of background check does not constitute adverse action
A company who utilized a third-party background screening firm’s internal coding to score the results of their background checks faced claims from plaintiffs who received an unfavorable grade that the company took premature adverse action against them. Read More
“Cheap” alternative to standard consumer reporting agency lands restaurant in hot water
Waffle House must let a jury decide if the restaurant’s procedure of using of paid-search website for public record information to run background checks on applicants without properly notifying them ran afoul of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). 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
Dish settles class action over background check procedures for $1.75M
The direct-broadcast satellite service provider and the company it used to procure consumer reports on job applicants were accused of violating several tenants of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act. Read More