CEOs from Amazon, IBM, ask Congress to pass a data privacy law
Excerpted from CNBC By Lauren Feiner CEOs of 51 companies from the Business Roundtable, including Amazon, IBM and Salesforce, signed a letter to U.S. congressional leaders Tuesday urging them to […]
Credit reporting agencies face pressure from skeptical U.S. Congress
Excerpted from a Reuters blog by Pete Schroeder The nation’s major credit reporting agencies faced renewed scrutiny from Congress last week, as lawmakers consider legislation overhauling the industry. Top executives […]
The “Seven-year Rule” for adverse information
What is the “Seven-year Rule?” When reading the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), you see that it allows non-conviction criminal information to be reported for up to seven years. A […]
Court holds screening on independent contractors not subject to FCRA requirements
Excerpted from a Troutman Sanders LLP blog by Cindy Hanson, David Anthony, Alan Wingfield, Timothy St. George and Patrick Dillard. A court in the United States District Court for the […]