FCRA preempts state defamation claim over background check
Excerpted from an Epstein Becker Green Blog by Adam S. Forman, Alexander J. Franchilli and Janae Barrett Recently, the Sixth Circuit found that the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) preempted […]
Court case details simple FCRA violation could be costly
As we often say at GroupOne Background Screening, “Know the rules, especially when it involves Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).” Due diligence is always important. We ran across a recent […]
Time limit – how far back do background checks go?
Here at GroupOne Background Screening, we are often asked, “How far back do background checks go?” Sometimes we’ll answer, “They go all the way back!” We are kidding, of course. […]
Background check company’s faulty report leads to trial
We ran across an interesting case in San Diego this week. Specifically, a background screening company will face trial over claims it produced an inaccurate and outdated report that led […]