Please enjoy this week’s Compliance News Flash with blurbs about the largest FCRA-related jury award, litigation involving a public record vendor, the President’s travel ban, the Form I-9, and increased vetting of visa applicants.
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Please join me next week for a discussion about what employers need to be aware of regarding pre-employment background checks to ensure you have compliant background screening policies and procedures in place. Some of the topics I will discuss include the Fair Credit Reporting Act, state law regarding restrictions on the use of credit information…
Are you an employer that conducts pre-employment background checks for new hires, or maybe background checks for existing employees for promotion, reassignment or retention purposes? Ever randomly wonder if you can use that report and information in it for a purpose other than employment screening? The short answer is, no.
The FTC recently posted on …
After a battle of motions between the parties, on August 9th a Wisconsin federal judge dismissed a proposed class action for alleged violations under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) against Cory Groshek. Why is this important? Well, some of you may be familiar with Mr. Groshek as he is a noted (some may …
Yesterday I attended an interesting webinar regarding Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) developments. Susan Camp Stocks from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Katherine Ripley White from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) participated, along with my colleagues Bob Belair and Kevin Coy. The speakers covered a fair amount of ground on different FCRA issues,…
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) just issued guidance for companies providing employment screening services. According to the FTC, they have “created new guidance for businesses aimed at giving employment background screening companies information on how to comply with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).” The FTC is referring to it as an “FCRA brochure” ……
Here’s a free webinar that will snap you out of your deep despair over the fact that it is now dark at 5:02 pm.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it has taken action against two large background screening companies. Yes, you are reading this correctly. The CFPB…not the Federal Trade Commission, has taken an enforcement action against two background screening companies. Holy smokes Batman! This is very big news and screening companies must take note.
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The day is almost upon us. Halloween, you say? No, oral arguments in the Spokeo case. Way more exciting.
Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins is important because it goes to the heart of when a claim for non-compliance can be brought under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) (15 U.S.C. § 1681). The case comes from…
