

Northern District of AL Awarded Over $3mil to Plaintiff in Lawsuit Against Experian
A civil suit filed in the Northern District of Alabama, Younger v. portfolio Recovery Associates LLC et al., alleging Experian violated...
CRA Not Liable for Customer's Misuse of i
The Ninth Circuit decided that a CRA is not liable for misuse of information by a customer. An article by Troutman Sanders states: On...


GDPR - Facebook, Google - Already in Trouble?
The GDPR, or General Data Protection Regulation, a law aimed at regulating data protection and privacy for those living in the European...
Washington Fair Chance Act
Senate bill 5312 - 2017-18, the Washington Fair Chance Act, will take effect 06/07/2018. Commonly known as Ban the Box, the bill will...
Avis to Pay $2.7 Mil for Alleged FCRA Violations
June 9th, 2015 Avis was hit was a class action lawsuit over alleged FCRA Violations. The lead plaintiff, Angela Fuller, states she was...
FTC to HR - Keep it Simple
The Federal Trade Commission has published new, non-binding guidance for required background check disclosure and authorization forms....
Statewide Ban-the-Box Law in California
The California State legislature has introduced a bill, AB-1008, which, among other provisions, would make it unlawful for an employer to...
Ban the Box Legislation May Find Bi-Partisan Support in North Carolina
North Carolina state legislators have filed a bill that would enact "Ban-the-Box" legislation for government jobs in city, county, and...
Suspicionless Drug Testing Challenged
Is suspicionless drug screening, or requiring a job applicant to pass a drug test as a condition of employment, a violation of...
Address History and "Injury-In-Fact"
Court denies background check company (or CRA)'s motion to dismiss class action lawsuit on the basis of the Supreme Courts holding in...

