Frito-Lay to pay $2.4M to settle background check lawsuit
Excerpted from a Top Class Actions blog Frito-Lay Inc., a subsidiary of Pepsico Inc., has agreed to pay $2.4 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that the company […]
Former employees hit hotel group with FCRA class action
Excerpted from a Troutman Sanders blog by Scott Kelly and Timothy St. George On March 20, Naples Hotel Group LLC removed a putative Fair Credit Reporting Act class action to […]
Obtain permission before conducting a background check
Not too long ago, employers interested in recruiting a potential employee would do background or reference checks without telling the individual. The reasoning was an employer could avoid explaining why […]
Curtailing Credit Checks
By Mark McGraw Excerpted from NAPBS Newsletter Using job candidates’ credit histories as a factor in hiring decisions can be risky business. Some argue that information uncovered in a credit […]