“Reasonable reader” standard determines credit reports were not inaccurate under FCRA

Excerpted from a JD Supra Blog by Danile McKenna and Joel Tasca The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled that in determining whether a credit report […]
CFPB issues advisory to protect privacy when companies compile personal data

Excerpted from a Consumer Financial Protection Post On July 7, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a legal interpretation to ensure that companies that use and share credit reports […]
Trulieve pays $60,500 lawsuit settlement due to background check violations

Excerpted from a Top Class Actions Blog Trulieve, a Florida-based cannabis dispensary that sells marijuana products, agreed this week to pay $60,500 to resolve a class action lawsuit that claims […]
Three costly background check mistakes – avoid those land mines!

Detail orientation, detail orientation, detail orientation – it’s a requirement for proper background screening. While this may not be headline news, we should all be reminded of this rule, and […]