A real toothache – dental firm sued over background check

We ran across an interesting court case involving a dental firm and a mysterious background check. The company is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly suspending an employee based […]
Background check challenges for 2026

Happy New Year! And with a new year comes new challenges. Such challenges in 2026 center on steering through the intricate state and local laws involving Ban the Box, marijuana legality […]
Medical debt in credit reports: What you need to know

Excerpted from a Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. Blog by Leah Shepherd With health care costs rising, recent legal developments have altered how medical debt shows up on […]
PODCAST: CFPB’s FCRA preemption flip and what it means

Excerpted from a Troutman Pepper Locke Podcast with Dave Gettings, Kim Phan and Stefanie Jackman In this episode of FCRA Focus, the speakers will unpack the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) […]