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Seven Figure Settlement Obtained in Sexual Battery and Negligent Hiring Case...
A confidential seven figure settlement has been obtained in a sexual battery and negligent hiring case against a church and its senior pastor for the rape of a 16-year-old female parishioner by the...
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Police Officer Files 10 Million Dollar Lawsuit against Taxi Cab Company for...
A Police Officer in Alexandria, Virginia has filed a $10 million civil lawsuit alleging that a taxi cab company was negligent in the hiring and supervision of its drivers after one driver was accused...
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Files Lawsuits against Two Employers...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed lawsuits against two employers alleging they violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by implementing and utilizing a criminal...
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Human Resources Expert Testifies Background Check Should Have Been Conducted...
A Human Resources expert testifying in the wrongful death civil lawsuit against a concert promoter told jurors that the promoter should have performed a background check on the doctor for deceased pop...
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Trucking Company Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over Employment Background Checks
A class action lawsuit filed against Swift Transportation in a Virginia federal court claims the company allegedly failed to tell more than 10,000 job applicants that they could “access the same...
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EEOC Background Check Lawsuit Dismissed by Court Based On Unreliable Expert...
In a Memorandum Opinion issued in the case of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) v. Freeman, Judge Roger Titus of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland dismissed a lawsuit...
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Class Action Lawsuit over Background Checks for Rental Housing Tenants...
A tenant screening company that background checks tenants for rental housing has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a class action lawsuit over its screening practices, according to a report from the...
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Court of Appeals Upholds Award of 750000 Dollars Against EEOC in Background...
In a 2-1 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has upheld the award of $751,942 in fees and costs to Peoplemark, Inc. against the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)...
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Background Check Firms Agree to Pay More than 18 Million Dollars to Settle...
Two background check firms have agreed to pay $18.6 million to settle three class action lawsuits alleging violations of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) for “failing to take reasonable...
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Class Action Lawsuit against Background Firm Alleging Fair Credit Reporting...
The importance of legal compliance and background checks was underscored in the filing of a class action lawsuit in the Los Angeles County Superior Court on November 1, 2013 against a Florida based...
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Class Action Lawsuits for Failing to Perform Background Checks Properly...
Given the need for employers to exercise due diligence in hiring and at the same time comply with the complex legal environment regulating hiring, employers can expect to see an increase in legal...
View ArticleClass Action Lawsuit Challenges Legality of Retail Theft Databases in...
The use of a “Retail Theft Contributory Database” in California is being challenged in a class action lawsuit filed in federal Court in San Francisco on January 31, 2013. The lawsuit alleges that this...
View ArticleCourt Rules Job Seeker May Sue Data Aggregator for Inaccurate Information
The San Francisco, CA-based Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled an unemployed job seeker may sue a data aggregator that inaccurately described him as wealthy and well educated by alleging a...
View ArticleClass Action Lawsuit Alleges Natural Food Retailer Violated FCRA with...
A class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California alleges Whole Foods Market, a natural and organic food retailer, obtained background checks on job...
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Background Check Lawsuit Claims FCRA Violations
Written By Thomas Ahearn In a class action suit alleging Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) violations, a federal judge has ruled that Canon Business Solutions faces additional discovery into claims the...
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Background Check Forms Under Increased Scrutiny
Written By Thomas Ahearn A federal court decision from a District Court in Pennsylvania granted summary judgment in favor of a class of more than 1,800 job applicants and ruled the employer’s...
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Class Action Lawsuit Over Background Checks
Written By Thomas Ahearn A former independent contractor fired for failing a background check has filed a class action lawsuit in New Jersey federal court against UBS Financial Services Inc. for...
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Court Ruling Underscores Best Practices for Handling Consumer Disputes about...
By Lester S. Rosen, Attorney at Law and CEO of Employment Screening Resources® (ESR) A ruling by a federal judge in a case in Minnesota on March 26, 2013 underscores the need for background screening...
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Court Affirms Judgment in EEOC Background Check Case
Written By Thomas Ahearn On April 9, 2014, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed summary judgment in the case of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) v. Kaplan Higher Education...
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Trucking Company Settles for $4.4 Million in Background Check Lawsuit
Written By Thomas Ahearn Trucking conglomerate Swift Transportation has agreed to pay a $4.4 million settlement with 160,000 driver applicants for a class action lawsuit claiming Swift violated the...
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