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NAPBS Executive Director Melissa Sorenson Explains How Removing Birthdate...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn With many courts considering the removal of identifiers such as date of birth (DOB) from public records to protect citizens from identity theft, Melissa...
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Census Bureau Agrees to Pay $15 Million to Settle Lawsuit for Discrimination...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The United States Census Bureau has agreed to pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that the criminal background checks performed when hiring...
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Data Breach Caused by Alleged Phishing Scam Leads to Class Action Lawsuit...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A proposed nationwide class action lawsuit claims that Phoenix, Arizona-based supermarket chain Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. allegedly fell victim to a...
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Census Bureau Background Check Lawsuit Settlement Should Be Wake Up Call for...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The U.S. Census Bureau agreeing to pay a $15 million settlement to end a class action lawsuit for alleged discrimination against African American and...
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Class Action Lawsuit Claims SEPTA Violated FCRA and State Laws with...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A class action lawsuit filed in a federal court in Philadelphia claims that the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) “willfully”...
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Judge Rules Women Can Sue Uber Over Alleged Sexual Assaults
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A San Francisco federal judge has ruled that two women may continue their lawsuit against Uber Technologies, Inc. for two alleged sexual assaults...
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Webinar Examines Explosion of FCRA Lawsuits against Employers
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn With class action suits against employers who conduct background checks on job applicants mushrooming, Attorney Lester Rosen, Founder and CEO of...
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Supreme Court Rules in Spokeo Case on Whether Consumers Must Prove Concrete...
BREAKING NEWS Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On Monday, May 16, 2016, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled in the case of Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins (Docket No. 13-1339)...
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Judge Dismisses FCRA Class Action Lawsuit Against Target
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A federal judge in Minnesota has dismissed a class action lawsuit against Target Corp. by ruling the discount retailer did not “willfully” violate the...
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Uber to Pay $7.5 Million to Settle Lawsuit Over Driver Background Checks
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Uber Technologies Inc. has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed the online transportation network company terminated drivers after...
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Judge Rules FCRA Class Action Lawsuit Against Restaurant Chain May Proceed
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A federal judge has ruled that a class action lawsuit against Waffle House that seeks damages due to the restaurant chain’s alleged “systematic and...
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Job Seeker Wins $230,000 in FCRA Settlements against Employers
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A Green Bay, Wisconsin job seeker has won at least $230,000 in settlements from employers across the country involving alleged violations of the federal...
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Court Rules Texas May Challenge EEOC Criminal Background Check Guidance
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ruled in Texas v. EEOC (No. 14-10949, 6/27/16) that the Lone Star state may challenge in court the...
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FCRA Lawsuits Increased by Nearly 35 Percent in June 2016
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Lawsuits involving the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) increased by nearly 35 percent in June 2016 over May 2016, according to the latest Debt...
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Judge Dismisses FCRA Lawsuit Against Time Warner Citing Supreme Court Spokeo...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A Wisconsin federal judge has dismissed a class action lawsuit against Time Warner Cable, Inc. over alleged violations of the federal Fair Credit...
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Lawsuit Claims LA Unified School District Rejected Job Seekers with Expunged...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A lawsuit filed against the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) by members of a civil rights group claims job seekers with expunged misdemeanor...
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Judge Finds FCRA Lawsuit against Background Check Firm May Proceed Under...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn In July of 2016, a federal judge in the Northern District of California certified a class of job applicants in a lawsuit claiming a background check firm...
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Dish Network to Pay $1.75 Million to Settle FCRA Class Action Lawsuit
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Satellite television company Dish Network has agreed to pay $1.75 million to settle a class action lawsuit over alleged violations of the federal Fair...
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Home Health Care Agency Sued for Alleged Negligent Hiring and Supervision of...
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn A woman has sued a home health care agency for the alleged negligent hiring and supervision of a well-known con artist dubbed “The Sweetheart Swindler”...
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Court Rules Structure of CFPB is Unconstitutional
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled the structure of an independent agency established by Congress in the Dodd-Frank...
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