Aug 31, 2020 | Background Checks, Fair Credit Reporting Act
Despite the unemployment rate and business closures during the COVID-19 pandemic, companies are still hiring. And despite the enormous amount of changes resulting from the pandemic, the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) still applies when a company performs a...
Dec 7, 2019 | Fair Credit Reporting Act
Compliance and its importance for employers and landlords is discussed in the news extensively, but a recent proposed judgment against a Consumer Reporting Agency (CRA) demonstrates that compliance, or lack thereof, can affect even those who should be well-versed (and...
Nov 18, 2019 | Fair Credit Reporting Act
While employers generally get nervous (and with good reason) regarding FCRA class action lawsuits, there is now a decision, and out of California, no less, in their favor. In Culberson v. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, the California Court of Appeals affirmed summary...
Nov 10, 2019 | Fair Credit Reporting Act
The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia joined several other district courts by recently holding that the protections accorded for consumer reports obtained for “employment purposes” under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) do not apply...
