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
Lowe’s settles suit over background check notifications for $2.2M
The retail home improvement chain was accused of using background checks to make hiring decisions without providing prospective employees with copies of those reports, as required by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act. Read More
Café chain fails to properly notify applicants of background check policies
According to Law360.com, International Coffee & Tea LLC, the operators of Coffee Bean stores , stands accused of failing to inform applicants of its background check policies and neglecting to obtain their authorization prior to running background checks. Read More