CA – Employers must get stricter permission before performing background checks
Employers in California must follow the stricter Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (ICRAA) when running certain background checks and obtain written permission from employees and applicants before doing so, the […]
Lawsuit claims McDonald’s background checks violate FCRA
Excerpted from a Top Class Actions blog by Christina Davis A job seeker says that fast food giant McDonald’s violates federal law when it conducts background checks on applicants. According […]
Pepsi agrees to pay $1.2 million in background check settlement
Excerpted from a Top Class Actions blog by Anne Bucher A $1.19 million settlement has been proposed in a class action lawsuit alleging Pepsi Beverages Company (PBC) violated the Fair […]
Background check win for Kroger subsidiary
Excerpted from a Hunton Andrews Kurth blog by Maddie Doucet Vicry and Robert T. Quackenboss A magistrate judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon recently made […]