Ninth Circuit Holds Employers May Provide a Standalone Background Check Disclosure Concurrently With Other Documents
By Alison Hightower and Rod Fliegel on April 27, 2020 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
Court Deliberates Sufficiency of Standing to Bring Suit
The Eastern District of Missouri relied on Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins as well as the Third, Seventh and Ninth Circuits in determining whether a plaintiff demonstrated sufficient standing for alleged Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) procedural violations. Read More
FCRA Class Action Settlement Approved by California Federal Court
The defendant, Romanoff Floor Covering, Inc., was ordered to pay out a $1.375 million settlement to the certified class. Read More
"Standalone Disclosure" is Focus in California Court FCRA Case
Northern District of California concludes that employer failed to meet the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) guidelines pertaining to the standalone disclosure requirement. Read More